The author lists thirteen most likely trends, some of which are in conflict, and will cause tension - the hallmark of the decade. Suggests development of educational policy and programs that are more relevant to lives of students. (AD)

Article discusses the pros and cons of specialization at the secondary school level, including what students themselves think. (SP)

Author uses the expression advanced education" in order to obliterate the present boundary lines between undergraduate, graduate, post-doctoral, and adult or continuing education. (Author/MB)

Recounts the experience of the author who has taught many undergraduate courses not specifically in her area of concentration. (IR)

Reprint from "Challenge", publication of the General Electric Co. Missile and Space Division.

A four-week geriatric rotation in a nursing home that emphasized rehabilitation for stroke victims, patients with fractured hips, and amputees, and the team approach in care for the elderly is described. Student response was very positive, student sensitivity was improved, and all students felt the team approach could be applied to later practice.…

Entitlement legislation, demographic trends, and increased status and control over a student constituency have encouraged teachers to specialize. This trend can lead to bureaucratization and fragmentation of the profession. Specialized professional services should be provided in a way that recognizes client involvement in decision making. (PP)

Issues that should be debated by physical educators to provide vision and direction for the field include: (1) how to respond to social and technological change; (2) defining objectives; and (3) fragmentation and specialization within the profession. A plan for a new professional synthesis is proposed. (PP)

The case for diversity focuses on the need for and trend toward specialization. Most pharmacists are currently employed by corporations or health care institutions, not in independent practice. Sources of pressure in curriculum planning are examined. (MSE)

Douglass Cater, president of Washington College, a small liberal arts college that was Maryland's first chartered institution, is profiled. The president's attitudes on liberal arts and specialization, the stated role of the college, and details of the inaugural ceremony are noted. (MSE)

In excerpts from his inaugural address, Washington College's president reaffirms the value of the small liberal arts college in a highly specialized educational system, denounces the university's scientific approach as inappropriate for providing a value system for students, and notes the need for several distinct approaches to learning. (MSE)

Sixty-eight graduating residents were interviewed about their practice choice decision-making. The process commonly follows this sequence: acknowledging and undertaking the choice task, defining personal, professional, and family issues; establishing reward priorities; determining professional presentation; inquiring about practice opportunities;…

Academic medical centers, which have become increasingly clinically specialized, must now compete with their own graduates for specialty patients. Suggestions for more appropriate technology use include the changing of current financial incentives and the use of technology assessment to improve quality of care and education. (Author/MLW)

Examined the extent and dimensions of the process of segmentation within the family therapy movement by comparing the belief and action systems of 1000 family therapists oriented to one of three major models of family therapy. Findings depicted a unique patterning of similarities and differences among the three models. (Author)