This profile of independent colleges emphasizes how diverse, affordable, personal, involved, and flexible such institutions are, and how they contribute to the success of their students. The 1,600 independent colleges and universities in the United States enroll 2.9 million students, and their variety ensures that students have choices in the…

This catalog is designed as a supplement to resources available to students preparing for graduate and post-graduate programs in seminaries in North America. The current edition is an update of "Catalog V," which was prepared in 1998. The catalog's purpose is to give students overall descriptive information on potential sources of funding that fit…

This paper describes the introduction and use of the World Wide Web (WWW) in an elementary science methods course at Florida International University (FIU). The goals of creating a web site include engaging conversations among educators, providing access to local resources for students, and examining student use of web sites and the Internet. The…

The Maryland Higher Education Commission has prepared enrollment projections for the public colleges and universities in the state through the year 2013. There are headcount projections for each higher education institution, with breakdowns by full- and part-time undergraduates and, as applicable, full- and part-time graduate/professional…

The problem of allocating increasingly limited funds appropriately in higher education is discussed in an introductory manner. The article describes the development of an allocation process that was developed and used in a college of education in making allocations of library/media funds to departments and program.

A move away from the text book-based, class-room delivered, time-specific meetings, etc. was utilized in a graduate class in educational leadership. The more flexible approach utilized some of the emerging technologies with students responsible for selecting among multiple options. A group processing approach with self and peer evaluation and…

This is a story about screen interactivity and its magical early influences. It includes a brief history of the evolution of the computer, with examples from contemporary applications in art and museum education. I believe it is important to know about the early days of drawing on the screen to get a sense of the continuum of ideas that has led us…

In order to determine the extent to which institutions offering Master's programs in education offer courses which are similar in emphases and content, and which develop similar research competencies in Master's candidates, the design and findings of a 1955 study of graduate schools in the Mid-Western U.S. are summarized. (Author/JM)

Investigated the preference of special education students (N=73) for working with profoundly mentally retarded individuals, the amount of contact with such individuals, and knowledge about mental retardation. The profoundly mentally retarded were ranked as the least preferred group with which to work. (JAC)

Examined the extent to which a cognitive style variable, integrative complexity, was related to synchrony between behavioral and self-report measures of anxiety in counseling students (N=26). During a therapy analogue two measures of anxiety were taken. Results indicated a substantial dependence of synchrony/desynchrony on cognitive style.…

Addresses graduate students who are about to select a mentor, offers advice in selecting a mentor, and discusses responsibilities of both mentor and graduate student by focusing on three stages in the professional development of the young scientist. (JN)