Describes a workshop conducted at the University of Pittsburgh for chemical engineering students regarding graduate education opportunities. Reviews the purposes of the workshop, benefits of getting a graduate degree, and provides a sample of the questions discussed by the invited panelists. (TW)

The percentage of black teachers in the teaching force has been declining since the 1970s. While academic performance of black college students has been steadily improving, there has been a steep decline in black college enrollment, and few of those limited numbers of black college students are interested in teaching as a career. Includes…

Describes the history, recommendations, and impact of "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform," the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. Discusses broad recommendations regarding the curriculum; standards and expectations for students; time devoted to learning; the status of the teaching…

Professors, deans, presidents, student personnel program directors, lobbyists, and research directors give advice on directions, approaches, and attitudes that they feel will enhance academic careers of various kinds. (MSE)

Presents the National Education Association (NEA) president's views about education and the teaching profession, particularly successes and failures of the education reform movement. Chief concerns are securing high quality education for all children; improving teachers' leadership roles, evaluation, motivation, salaries and training; and…

The impact of new technological innovation on the traditional functions of the university--teaching, research, and public service--is discussed and some of the policy and organizational issues involved in administrators' use of these technologies are examined. (Author/MLW)

Higher education must change. First, the faculty reward structure must be realigned to put teaching ahead of research. Second, new teachers must be required to cut their classroom lectures by a third and devise alternative learning methods to fill the time available. Students learn best by doing. (RM)

The effect of a behavioral sciences course on first-year medical students' attitudes toward social factors as determinants of health or illness, preventive medicine, paramedical cooperation, physician-patient relationships, government role in health care, and general liberalism was found to be minimal immediately after the course. (MSE)

A study investigating at what point in a course a student's attitudes about it are formed indicates students begin to evaluate the course early in the semester. It is suggested that classroom evaluations be moved back to an early class meeting to allow for teacher improvement during the course. (MSE)

In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the ideology of the "teaching daughters," which argues the benefits of employing women as teachers, was taking form. The development of this ideology and its practice in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware from 1790 to 1850 are described. (RM)

Concern exists over the number of minority students who elect to apply for admission to either medical school or postgraduate programs in the sciences. The High School for the Health Professions in Houston, Texas, a comprehensive academic program with specific learning experiences designed for health-related professions, is described. (MLW)

This document consists of 11 short articles about the development of the Associate of Science degree program for speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) at Indiana State University. The three sections address the program's background, course planning, and program implementation, respectively. Individual articles are: (1) "Top 10 List of…

This book is designed to help teen girls discover what a job is really like from women doing what they love. Part 1 features stories of 22 women. From who they are and how they got there to why they love what they do, the real-life stories are intended to provide girls, age 11 and up, with inside information, inspiration, and goal-tracking tips to…

A study was conducted to determine the information technology (IT) training needs of front-line clerical staff, medical records staff, and information systems staff in hospitals. Information was gathered through interviews and structured group discussions with human resources directors, information systems directors, medical records directors, and…

Project TEACH is a 2-year preservice teacher education program housed at the Green River Community College in Auburn, Washington, and linked with K-12 schools, community colleges, and university undergraduate programs. The program is designed to: (1) recruit more talented students into the teaching profession; (2) provide practical and diverse…