Examines the status of higher education within the nonproduction sphere in the Soviet economy. Higher education does not directly produce material goods, but its role in training the work force is critical in maintaining a modern, productive economy. (AV)

The podiatric medical residency program in the Health Science Center at San Antonio provides an intensive exposure for the newly graduated podiatrist to practice in a multidisciplinary environment. Residents become more familiar with general medical and surgical diseases and disorders as well as podiatric pathology. (LBH)

In a replication study the Learning Style Inventory was given to over 200 practicing physicians and medical students. Contrary to previous findings, the results suggest that there is no association between learning style and career choice in medicine. (Author/LBH)

As in medicine, so elsewhere: the advance of materialistic science and technology has failed to bring all the blessings it promised. Therefore, our task now is to keep the genuine advances of science and technology and to combine them with a health giving way of life. (Author)

Abandoning the case method, traditional grades, and the law review, the City University of New York's experimental law school uses an integrated curriculum and focuses on public interest law in its mission to serve the legally underserved in the United States. (MSE)

A survey of the statistical topics offered to pharmacy students and of the frequency of use of statistical methods in eight pharmacy journals suggests that with increasingly sophisticated statistical methods and increased dependency on literature over experience, pharmacy schools should upgrade students' statistical literacy. (MSE)

Discusses the history of seven reform proposals made since 1959 regarding reducing the degree of specialization in upper-secondary education in England and Wales. Analyzes the reasons for their failure, finding that lack of any control (central or local) of curriculum has inhibited efforts to determine actual school happenings and has made…

Discusses an economics teacher's guide developed for North Carolina primary school teachers. Presents a sample lesson for second grade on the division of labor and specialization, which includes (1) teacher background information; (2) a vocabulary list; and (3) six suggested lessons. (GEA)

High school sports programs face potential problems because of increased competitiveness. School boards can act to encourage student participation, add junior varsity and intramural programs, hire coaches as teachers, set financial priorities, establish an athletic council, and start educating people about the purposes of school sports. (MLF)

Faculty have dual professional responsibilities: as researchers they are committed to support and advance their disciplines, but as teacher-scholars they must be equally committed to the broader ethical, philosophical, and practical structure of academe. (Author/MSE)

There is a role for social workers in all settings to play in providing assistance related to the health care needs of individuals and families. Schools of social work should prepare all students to understand and deal with the effects of evolving health policies and practices on family life. (Author/MH)

Comparisons of 1983 data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) graduation survey with data on the third-year residencies reveal that the specialty preferences indicated were predictors of residency programs the respondents were in during the third year following graduation. (Author/MLW)

Points out that teachers with specialized training in early childhood education tend to focus on adult-directed cognitive development. Offers recommendations on how training programs can help teachers enhance the development of the whole child in more child-centered programs. (BB)

Findings of the 1985 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) are presented. Information is provided on number of applicants, withdrawals, and active participants who are matched/unmatched and positions offered by specialty and type of applicants (U.S., Canadian, and foreign students). (SW)

Resources pertinent to teaching assistants at colleges are identified. The listing includes general books on teaching, handbooks designed for the TA, discipline-centered materials, videotapes and other materials for use in workshops, and organizations that can provide workshops and other opportunities to contact resource persons. (Author/SW)