Speech delivered at the National Council on the Humanities, on October 21, 1971, in Washington, D.C. Author is Executive Secretary of the Modern Language Association of America. (DS)

Independent study and credit by examination leading to the baccalaureate degree may enable institutions to meet increasing costs, open enrollments, continuing education and other current challenges. (Editor/IR)

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of French, December 27, 1970, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (DS)

Speech delivered at the Association of Departments of English (ADE) meeting, at the Annual Meeting, Modern Language Association of America (MLA), December 26, 1969, in Denver, Colorado. (DS)

Speech given at a meeting of the Modern Foreign Language Association of Virginia in October 1970. (DS)

Speech delivered at the Annual Meeting, Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL), December 26, 1969, in Denver, Colorado. (DS)

Three major dilemmas challenging social work educators and practitioners are: the generic-specific issue, the dichotomization of the profession between social change and focus on the individual, and the educational continuum in BSW and MSW preparation. The findings of a national study of aspects of curriculum design and emphasis are discussed.…

To assess the degree to which educational media training is included in teacher education programs, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology conducted a national survey of undergraduate teacher education institutions and state boards of education. Results are presented in tables and a map showing state accreditation…

Four justifications for liberal education are examined: the content of liberal education is of intrinsic value; liberal education provides the most effective means of achieving personal goals; liberal education provides a basic understanding of the world; and the most useful preparation for any career is not narrow job-training. (MLW)

Most evaluators surveyed favored professional training, and generally agreed upon the importance of 39 curricular elements for program evaluation study at the master's, educational specialist, and doctoral levels. (CP)

A study of doctoral programs in social work is reported. Required courses, credit hours required, specializations, and admissions criteria are examined using descriptive materials usually distributed to prospective applicants and incoming doctoral students. The study found a lack of uniformity in the essentials for a doctorate in the profession.…

Discusses career opportunities, educational requirements, and information sources in these emerging professions: environmental, biomedical, fire protection, ocean, energy, ceramic, and plastics engineering. (SK)