The business school environment in which the educational process takes place is examined, followed by a discussion of business school cases and the theory of the case method. These are used to analyze what in fact happens in the classroom. Law school and business school practices are compared. (LBH)

Discusses enrollment trends in graduate home economics programs. Describes a model Master of Science program with specialization in Consumer Studies at Tinker Air Force Base. Highlights program features that make it successful in attracting and retaining students. (CH)

Reports on a study of position descriptions in the field of hydrogeology appearing in want ads, published studies describing the working professional, and published descriptions of hydrogeology programs. Results indicate an increase in positions of ten times that of five years ago. Suggests basic training requirements for beginning…

Suggests chemistry should be better taught to undergraduates with more emphasis on lifelong learning experience. Emphasizes the collaboration needed between chemistry disciplines. Lists suggestions for curriculum change in chemistry. (ML)

Describes a one-semester course designed to teach first year graduate students how to extract, interpret, evaluate, and use the information provided by an X-ray crystallographic crystal structure determination. Presents a course outline and discusses the treatment of crystal composition, crystallographic parameters, molecular geometry and…

Explores how an existing program can be adapted for remote control. Compares the output on the screen of an Apple II computer with its equivalent on the braille display of the VersaBraille. Points out some of the advantages of using a data base as a customized information center. (CW)

Defines and discusses activated complexes, transition species, and reaction intermediates in composite reactions. Stresses the importance of the precise use of language in science. (CW)

Proposes a series of experiments that integrate analytical techniques in order that students are able to compare, based on their laboratory results, the relative reliabilities of the most common therapeutic drug monitoring methods. Discusses materials, procedures, and results of three experiments on the determination of drug concentration by…

Describes a simple, inexpensive experiment in which students determine the heats of combustion of common solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels. The experimental apparatus, procedures, calculations and results are discussed. (CW)

Argues for an ethnographic reorientation to needs analysis and syllabus design in English for specific purposes in advanced postgraduate centers of science and technology. The seven-stage framework (specify learners, analyze needs, specify enabling objectives, select materials, identify teaching/learning activities, evaluate, and revise) used to…

Describes a researcher's subjective experience of fieldwork conducted among other women graduate students. Focuses on interactions between the researcher and her informants, and discusses how these interactions affected the research, the findings, and the researcher. The emotional stresses and ethical dilemmas encountered by a feminist researcher…

A survey of 129 institutions offering graduate programs in gifted education found: a wide variety of admission requirements; common emphases on research, psychological needs, creative studies, and curriculum development; existence of resource centers for many institutions; and concerns about teacher certification and professional and inservice…

Describes the main features of a series of teaching methodology courses that are part of a masters' degree program at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology (Thailand) in English for Science and Technology. The basic course framework, course content, and syllabus are considered. (CB)

A study of the statistical relationships between gender, undergraduate area of study, undergraduate grade point average, further educational plans, and student participation in an honors program both (1) confirms earlier research about gender-related differences in educational plans (2) and suggests that fewer graduates are pursuing further study…

A discussion of issues in higher education enrollment management analyzes data on patterns in the transitions from high school to higher education, two-year to four-year-colleges, undergraduate study to graduate study, and graduation to employment. Implications for managing student flow through the higher education system are examined. (MSE)