Discussion of development of professionalism in medical students stresses the need for a full-spectrum curriculum with integrated experiences. Outlines ways in which admission, the curriculum (particularly promoting a sociologic consciousness, interdisciplinary thinking, and understanding of the economic/political dimensions of health care), and…

A Medicaid retrospective therapeutic intervention was designed to notify physicians about their patients' long-term use of sedatives and suggest to them that they reevaluate the patient's need for sedative hypnotic medication. Physicians' responses and follow-up actions are reported. Practice implications and the need for physician education are…

Discusses the challenges involved in meeting the standards established by the American Counseling Association's Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs for teaching principles, theories, leadership skills, and group counseling methods for effective group practice. Presents a model involving two courses allowing…

Suggests that one of the major reasons that art therapists are not as highly regarded as other mental health professionals is a paucity of quantitative research data, a result of both a lack of orientation and professional training. Includes responses by Harriet Wadeson and Robert Wolf. (JPS)

The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) (Flagstaff, Arizona) provides training and support for tribal professionals in the technical job skills needed for air quality monitoring and other environmental management tasks. ITEP also arranges internships, job placements, and hands-on training opportunities and supports an…

For educators and policymakers, the small percentage of Hispanic students at graduate and professional schools is challenging because the lag has taken place during a time of dramatic growth in the country's overall Hispanic population. Hispanics now comprise 14 percent of the national population, and their numbers are growing faster than any…

This article discusses a collaborative program between schools with the purpose of training and providing advanced education in welding. Modern manufacturing is turning to automation to increase productivity, but it can be a great challenge to program robots and other computer-controlled welding and joining systems. Computer programming and…

Corporate environments treat work activity related to processing information and the one of learning & professional training (L&T) separately, by keeping L&T on a low priority scale, and perceiving little dependency between both activities. Yet, our preliminary analysis of an organisation has revealed that both activities mutually affect each…

An increasing population of older women necessitates an inquiry into employment-related education for this group. The aim of this research was to examine professional preparation for women over the age of 50. Qualitative methods were employed; data were collected through interviews with 21 women working in New Zealand in early childhood education…

This study explores concepts of learning used by leaders, focusing on learning for leadership through day-to-day workplace experiences. The participants were drawn from the senior management team within a school, the chair of governors of the school and the local authority school improvement advisor. Concept mapping was used as a participatory…

This article builds on the articles of Proctor (2007 [this issue]) and Mullen, Bellamy, Bledsoe, and Francois (2007 [this issue]) suggesting practical principles on how to implement evidence-based practices in teaching and training. The first part of the article encompasses a discussion about knowledge-building strategies and teaching tools that…

A system of education is a unique social institution, the purpose of which is to develop and multiply human capital. Based on the education system it is possible to judge the situation in the country and society not only at the present time but also in the future. A system of education also should be seen as an ideological institution: it produces…

A strategically essential area for Russia's economy in the transition to market relations and the unequal development of the sectorial structure is the development of the sphere of production, which is now in a state of instability. The forecasted decline of manpower resources, the aging of blue-collar cadres, and the slump in the number of those…

As librarians work to prepare themselves and their colleagues to function in the rapidly growing world of information they often find themselves feeling alone and overwhelmed. One group of Ohio school librarians took on the daunting challenge of keeping up with the continually changing world of information technology and together developed an…

Public relations may be emerging in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), but the preparedness of public relations professionals in the United States is minimal. In a review of the status of intercultural exchange, three levels were examined in terms of the public relations situations: (1) opportunity for cultures to make contact; (2) the…