San Francisco State University and the University of California Berkeley developed a Joint Doctoral Program in Special Education and received federal funds for establishment of a specialization in sensory impairments. This project trained leadership personnel in hearing or visual impairments. The seven students supported by stipends during the…

Great strides have been made in the profession of teaching English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) during its first two decades. This is evidenced by the scope of exchange at annual professional association meetings, annual conferences of affiliate organizations, and publication of newsletters and journals. Professionals are actively…

This document brings together four papers from the American Occupational Therapy Association Forum, authored by individuals affiliated with the Trace R & D Center on Communication, Control and Computer Access for Handicapped Individuals. "The Critical Role of Occupational Therapy in Augmentative Communication Services," by Jenifer…

Possible selves represent individuals' ideas of what they might become, what they would like to become, and what they are afraid of becoming in the future. Possible selves contribute to the motivation process in two ways. By providing a person with a specific goal for which to strive, they structure both thoughts and actions. Possible selves also…

This issue begins with a conceptual introduction to economic specialization, exports and imports, and the importance of international trade. Four instructional units follow this introduction, beginning with a preschool and kindergarten unit called "Traders and Travelers," which involves young students in five activities that illustrate…

Information on job market trends for 1987-1988 college graduates is presented in narrative summaries and statistical tables. Attention is directed to trends in hiring, expected starting salaries, campus recruiting activities, and other related topics, based on a survey of a cross-section of 1,019 employers from business, industry, government, and…

This study is an attempt to model the similarities of 84 medical schools with respect to their orientations toward applicants qualified for research and applicants interested in delivering primary care or locating in non-urban settings. These characteristics are defined in 17 institutional variables. The patterns of insti(utional similarity are…

After a general outline of the organization of the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience and a brief introduction to its functions and activities, this annual report contains the international report. This includes: the report of the General Secretary; a list of international visits and visitors; publicity…

The question of whether criminology and criminal justice are distinct fields is addressed in two papers. Differences between criminology and criminal justice are delineated by emphasizing formal definitions of the field(s), occupational roles, contemporary educational trends, and future development. According to John P. Conrad, criminology is the…

Businesses are involved in the society that helps to produce and consume their products, in the communities in which they function, in the well-being of those who have invested in them, and in government at all levels. Specialists will always be needed in business, but companies often look for employees with more than a casual exposure to the…

Interviews were conducted with the presidents and senior administrators of 20 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology located in the province of Ontario (Canada) to assess the relationship between organizational size and organizational structure. It was found that a relationship existed between the size variable and certain structural dimensions.…

County-level data were gathered on California's agricultural-social conditions and the University of California's Cooperative Extension specializations, budgets, and manpower to measure the empirical relationship existing between the two. The agricultural and social data were treated as independent variables, while the Cooperative Extension…

A questionnaire was sent to member states of the Council for Cultural Co-operation to gather data on provision by universities of further education (updating of knowledge once acquired) and of continued education (opportunities to enlarge and broaden a professional qualification). A poor response showed that West European States have not yet…

Peace Corps programing trends outlined in this manual indicate the need to balance the more personal and social aspects of volunteer service with purely technical job performance by developing the role of generalists, or AB liberal arts graduates. Topics covered in the manual are titled "A New Look at the Generalist,""A Look at the…