This article is part of an international research project which is investigating the changing nature of the academic profession in twenty-two countries in the twenty-first century. This article focuses on the discourses of global competition; the permeation of a business ethos and higher education values; the quest for efficiency; diversification…

Indicates that human problems of the future will demand integrative ideas and solutions. This integration requires a unifying theme to overcome the educational specialization that has been created by a technological society. (GS)

A preliminary study of the availability and distribution of library subject interests was made using the "Directory of the Associatation of American Library Schools." (PF)

The ways in which standard-setting procedures are carried out in the medical specialty certification area are described. Three experiments that have been conducted with alternatives to currently used normative standards are examined, and reasons why these experiments have had limited success are suggested in this speech. The defensibility of…

Second of six articles from a special feature on differentiated staffing.

This publication provides an introduction to basic concepts that form the core of economics education and gives a framework for curriculum planning and teaching. A brief introduction addresses the topic "Why study economics?" One major reason for promoting economic education may be to create a literate voting population. Fourteen concepts are then…

State regulations for the issuance of certificates for teachers, counselors, administrators, and supervisors in the public schools of Nebraska are set forth. (JD)

Both the social studies and humanities have imitated the sciences in 2 respects: in methodology, i.e., a passion for counting, documentation, exactitude, analysis, and critical exchanges that often border on the petulant; and in degree of specialization to the extent that the humanities are even more specialized than the sciences. This…

State and national consultants for the migrant education programs under Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, are available as resource personnel to assist State or local agencies in the development of educational plans and programs, both short and long range, for children of migratory agricultural workers. Information is given on how…

A model for a new type of urban community college is described. It consists of a cluster of five community colleges scattered around the perimeter of a central business district of a large city. Each college concentrates on one of the following specializations: business, creative and performing arts, engineering and industry, health, and public…

An analysis of the present supply and likely future needs for scientific and technical specialists and generalists in the United Kingdom and the United States of America was made by examining the content of university curricula, the employment patterns of graduates, subsequent career structure, and the amount and timing of education and training.…

Using a new A-B measure of psychotherapist effectiveness derived from the Strong Vocational Interest Blank, this study sought to determine whether psychiatrists could be differentiated from other medical specialists. They could not. (Author/JKS)

This study reports results of ACPA Commission XII's survey of 101 college student personnel training institutions regarding their graduate placement. Graduates were identified according to degree, race, and sex. Percentages of graduates placed, specialty areas, types of institutions, areas of the country, and time and method of placement were…