Presents the results of a survey on the salaries paid by English departments with established Ph.D. programs of nationally recognized quality. (RB)

The accreditation manual of the Council for Accrediation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) contains a statement that, whenever possible, criteria for assessing standards should be qualitative rather than quantitative. The study reported in this paper was conducted to gather baseline data on the extent to which accrediting…

A case is made for maintaining teacher education at the undergraduate level. This paper outlines the core arguments used by contemporary proponents of extended teacher preparation programs, and identifies which of these arguments are recurrent themes from earlier rationales. The validity of the arguments is also assessed. Some of the hidden costs…

A successful model performance-based graduate program, training qualified directors of vocational education at Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), focuses on a tri-partite educational network (local cooperating administrator, occupational education administration interns, and university professors), portfolio of proficiency development, and…

Examines the need for courses in new journalism and describes an experimental graduate seminar which traces the influence of literature and traditional journalism on the new journalism. (RB)

This paper describes the manner in which a course in human sexuality was developed and successfully implemented at a graduate school of social work. Current dificits in social work education in preparing future social workers for roles as sex educators and counselors are discussed, as well as newer trends. (Author)

Results of a survey are presented investigating nineteen Teacher Education Council inservice programs conducted by the School of Education, University of Massachusetts (Amherst), as of spring 1977. The results attempt to answer specific questions that might be formulated concerning program implementation by (1) providing a personal profile of…

This study analyzes the nature and scope of doctoral theses in educational technology produced during 1960-1970. The review consisted of two segments: the first concerned the collection of data from doctoral granting institutions, while the second segment focused on classification categories as indicated by the doctoral recipients. A total of 468…

Historically American librarians were trained by practical methods. As the twentieth century progressed, academic training became the primary method of educating librarians. In the late 1960's the need for balance between theory and practice in library education started a movement toward the renewal of technical education to supplement the…

This guide to graduate departments of geography provides a comprehensive listing of information about requirements, course offerings, financial aid, and personnel for approximately 150 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. It is intended to assist college and university departments of geography in answering inquiries received…

The purpose of this booklet is to provide interim guidance for those colleges that cannot immediately effect the recommendations of the Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (CUPM) 1963 report. The recommendations in the 1963 booklet were for the first four years of a seven-year program leading to the Ph.D. and a career in…

This document presents the results of a survey of 311 graduate deans that was designed to discover the number of institutions offering, planning to offer, or considering the possibility of offering the Doctor of Arts degree and the number of institutions offering doctoral programs similar to the Doctor of Arts degree. The number of institutions…