Proposes a four-semester plan for a foreign language program designed to fulfill degree requirements. The plan emphasizes audiolingual and reading skills and attempts to provide students with at least a minimal level of proficiency. (AM)

Contains the 1987 directory of member institutions in the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Includes the name of the institution, information about its officers and its faculty, the number of students, graduate degree requirements, opportunities made to graduate students, types of research, and research expenditures for each of…

The effects of reducing dental clinical requirements were investigated. Twenty-seven senior students participated in a modified system in which requirements were reduced to essential experiences while the remaining seniors served as controls. No significant differences were found. (Author/MLW)

The following are described for 72 doctoral programs: program goals, purposes, and objectives; curriculum and degree offerings; organizational structure; faculty and student characteristics; and admissions and degree requirements. (Author/MLW)

An examination of the transcripts of over 3,000 graduates of major Southern universities reveals that a more rigorous general education course sequence is necessary, and possible, to strengthen teacher preparation at the undergraduate level. (MSE)

Recent UNESCO recommendations concerning the adoption of norms for the comparability and recognition of studies, diplomas, and degrees in higher education to promote mobility of teachers, scholars, students, and other specialists among the member states are outlined. Details on ratification, reporting, information dissemination, evaluation, and…

Defines information science; reviews currently available literature pertaining to information science education (directories, analytical articles, opinion papers); and discusses a study which surveys course offerings in information science to establish what currently constitutes a specialization in the field. Course descriptions in school catalogs…

This student manual explains an innovative strategy through which Bellingham Technical College's (Washington) evening Industrial Electrician and Millwright Apprenticeships were aggregated with workforce upgrade course offerings to form the college's first evening degree program in Industrial Maintenance Technology (IM-TEC). Section 1 contains a…

In accordance with Florida state law, this progress report informs the Legislature of actions taken by Florida's Community College System in response to a 1999 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) review. The OPPAGA found that the Legislature and the Division of Community Colleges have implemented several of…

Minimum state standards for secondary school teacher certification are compared with standards set by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). General and professional education requirements are reported. Inconsistences…

A brief overview of trends in assessment in psychology degrees is presented. Both natural evolutionary changes in education and external, professionally-based forces have exerted considerable influence upon both the psychology curriculum and the methods of assessment to which psychology students have been subjected. (MLW)

A survey of nontraditional degree graduates in Illinois measures the extent to which the degree is acceptable to graduates and their employers, the degree to which student goals were met upon graduation, the quality of program services, and the success rate of students applying to graduate school. (JMF)

A study comparing accounting education and practice in Korea (n=35 schools), Japan (n=26 schools), and the United States (n=134 schools) found Korean and Japanese colleges have fewer general education courses than those in the U.S. Implications for development of Korean accounting programs and articulation of programs at the international level…

This study analyzed the undergraduate physical education (PE) teacher education certification requirements within institutions offering doctoral degrees in PE. Researchers examined curricular materials from 29 institutions (course requirements, credit hours, and program purpose) and determined that there were more similarities than differences…

Presents results of a survey of faculty members in doctoral-level educational administration programs that examined the use of computers in administrative training programs. The present status and future directions of technological training of school administrators are discussed, and a sample curriculum for a course in technology and computing is…