Questionnaires containing 114 professional competencies needed by beginning teacher educators in agricultural education were completed by recent and prospective doctoral graduates and by teacher educators in a study conducted at Iowa State University. From analysis of the ratings assigned to each competency, recommendations are made for doctoral…

The training program for teaching assistants in the French Department of the University of California at Davis is described. The program consists of an orientation workshop, continued supervision and evaluation, language laboratory supervision, and assisting in testing and evaluation of students. (CHK)

Analyzed, from the 1971 and 1980 Cooperative Institutional Research Program surveys, data from 3,929 respondents who had completed their baccalaureate programs and who enrolled in graduate programs.Found that relativesimilarity between students' undergraduate and graduate major fields of study was related to their satisfaction with faculty-student…

A unit on adult learning with an exercise based on the theories of Malcolm Knowles and Allen Tough is described. After students in the class see that they actually planned and directed much of their significant adult learning, they are eager to join in the process of modifying course objectives. (MLW)

Considering cultural diversity, and specifically ethnicity, in field work education is a key dimension in promoting the success of minority graduate students in social work. Supporting the strengths of the minority culture provides a foundation upon which students can master new learning. (Author/MH)

Administered the Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons (ATDP) scale to rehabilitation counseling graduate students (N=33) with instructions either to answer honestly or to fake a favorable attitude. Found scores significantly elevated under the faking condition. (Author/ABB)

The following trends in psychology, and their implications for the future of the profession, are discussed: (1) changes in the specialization of new doctoral recipients; (2) the decline in quality of doctoral training; (3) women and minority participation; (4) changing employment patterns; and (5) composition of the American Psychological…

Nine leaders in the online industry look at its future. Highlights include the role of the online intermediary; user control; the information elite; the online industry in Europe; current library science students' attitudes towards online searching; barriers to information flow; personal information products; current trends; and educating online…

Sato's Caution Index is a method of analyzing item response patterns independently of total test score to provide diagnostic information about students. This research supports the validity of the diagnostic interpretations of the Index when compared to graduate students' self evaluation. (Author/BS)

Describes the benefits of exposing teaching assistants to various theories of composition along with a translation of that theory into practice. Examines three basic approaches: (1) basic training, (2) observation and apprenticeship, (3) and the advanced writing seminar. Contains a detailed course description and syllabus. (EL)

Academic and general admissions data are correlated with the final grade point average and professional leadership potential of 95 graduate students. Results indicated autobiographical statements and recommendations predicted academic performance while academic skills were related to leadership success. (Author/BL)

Discusses the problem of recruitment of Spanish-speaking Americans to the library profession from an historical perspective; offers reasons for recruiting failures; and notes the roles of the individual librarian, the library school, federal government, and library associations in solving problems. Twenty-one references are cited. (EJS)

Evaluates a practicum supervision model using the three supervision roles of teacher, counselor, and consultant as methods of addressing specific supervisee issues. Supervisors performed the roles in structured supervision sessions. Utilization of the roles was found to be significantly effective in influencing the content of supervisee…

Discusses the growing need for professionally trained college career planning and placement staff and describes the master's degree program in student personnel services offered by the University of South Carolina. Course objectives and content are described including functional aspects of career development. (JAC)

Evaluated the relative effectiveness of observation-feedback (OF) and skill-based (SB) training methods, as well as sequences of training on the acquisition of structuring and relationship skills. Concluded that the OF-SB sequence showed significant gains in the acquisition of relationship skills. Discussed implications for the training of family…