Discussion of a student's perspective on the ways by which current practitioners may assure the growth of human resource development (HRD): (1) Arranging to have direct influence on course offerings at educational institutions, and (2) offering internship programs. (TA)

This study used discriminant analysis to investigate the direction and intensity of student, parent, and school personnel attitudes, as measured by the Adjective Rating Scale (ARS), toward two college courses being offered in their high schools. (Author)

The development of Russian language study in Australia since 1946 is described. A chart shows composition of Russian departments in Australian universities. Suggestions for promotion of Russian study are made. (RM)

Stresses that black literature courses should not be taught in a vacuum: a supportive Afro-American studies department can help fill in the historical background for students of black American literature, and English departments should encourage their teachers of American literature to include works by black authors. (Author/GW)

Describes the addition of a collection management module to an advanced reference course in the arts and humanities, and reports the preliminary findings of a practicum that used the Research Libraries Group Conspectus as a basis for collection analysis in the humanities for a university library. (Author/CLB)

Uses New Jersey's curriculum requirements as an example to present a model for the planning, development, approval, and evaluation of occupational curricula. Describes the steps of a three-phase development process involving program identification, program documentation and approval, and program execution. Considers evaluation needs. (DMM)

While the Sandinista government has streamlined Nicaraguan education and encouraged expansion, many say that material and methodological shortcomings are threatening the system. (MSE)

Identifies common points in recent research reports on undergraduate liberal arts education and relates them to traditions in the history of education. Concludes that the recommendations of these reports contain important and basic contradictions. (FMW)

A series of articles describes college programs designed to educate professionals for the telecommunications industry. Topics discussed include strategies for meeting the needs of the telecommunications industry, policy and management programs, interdisciplinary approaches, and telecommunications as taught in engineering technology programs. (CLB)

Describes a program option for undergraduate chemical engineering students interested in biotechnology. Discusses how this program is deployed at the University of Southern Florida. Lists courses which apply to this program. Discusses the goals of teaching applied microbiology to engineering majors. (CW)

A survey of dental schools in 1980 showed that 13 of the 55 responding schools provided no formal instruction in ethics. The status of instruction in dental ethics in 1986 is discussed. Survey data showed that schools providing ethics instruction often confused law, jurisprudence, and avoidance of malpractice with ethics. (MLW)

Much of the content of college courses on the Vietnam War is superficial and biased toward the American point of view. The greatest problem is ignorance about the Vietnamese perspective, both Communist and non-Communist. (MSE)

There is no one test or approach that is sufficient to serve all the objectives and purposes of assessment within the major. A multidimensional approach combining locally developed procedures such as theses, portfolios, orals, external examiners, with standardized tests is an effective strategy. (Author/MSE)

An Association of American Colleges project is experimenting with alternative approaches to assessing learning in liberal arts majors, focusing on whether written and oral comprehensive examinations administered by external examiners can be acceptable to faculty members. (MSE)

Research into the factors that promote individual success in an occupation indicates that the amount of formal knowledge acquired about a content area is far less predictive of success than interpersonal, intrapersonal, and cognitive abilities. (MSE)