In 1969 the Dean of the School of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan appointed an ad hoc committee to study the possibility and plausibility of establishing a Bachelor of General Studies degree. After careful consideration of the curricula offered in the school, it was recommended that (1) the Bachelor of Science…

A capsule history of teacher preparation programs compares such preparation to that of other professions and reveals that education has been dramatically outstripped in requiring high standards of performance by practitioners. (JD)

The University of Massachusetts-Amherst department of sociology offers a unique graduate program with faculty and students working together to produce mutually-authored articles, monographs, and books. Many doctoral dissertations are on applied topics in social policy and evaluation research. Graduates have been well placed in academia and other…

Moving from a consideration of the purposes and requirements of doctoral programs in general, the author focuses on discipline-oriented degrees and presents the goals and characteristics of the doctor of industrial technology program at the University of Northern Iowa. (SK)

Analyzes the possible changes in the organization of graduate education during this decade. (Author/PG)

Summarizes a survey concerning preparation for teaching conducted by The Committee on Advanced Degrees for the College English Association. (MB)

Technical Education is a bimonthly supplement to Industrial Arts and Vocational Education. (GB)

A directive for improving the certification process of teachers in higher education designed to improve the skills of teachers by imposing stiffer degree requirements, and by instituting comprehensive examinations for hiring purposes. Procedures for implementation are given. (CB)

In a survey designed to measure the employment policies of a representative sample of college and university libraries it was found that most academic libraries are willing to hire graduates who have non-accredited master's degrees. (Author/RM)

Results of a survey of industrial education doctoral programs were (1) there is little difference between Ph.D. and Ed.D. programs; (2) newer (post-1965) programs were modeled on existing ones; (3) students in either category had similar experiences, curriculum preferences, and employment patterns; and (4) chairpersons perceive today's students…

This survey examines actual and ideal content of doctoral nursing curricula. Most doctoral education appears to prepare graduates as researchers rather than practitioners, teachers, or administrators. (SK)