Argues that comparable worth is a necessary and feasible remedy for the systematic, sex-related pay inequities found in contemporary work situations. Discusses equal opportunity legislation and its effects on conventional compensation practices. Discusses the simplicity of implementing comparable worth. Refutes arguments against its necessity and…

Describes study that investigated the difference between computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and traditional lecture instruction in teaching an office technology course. The effects of CAI on student achievement and student attitudes is discussed, hypotheses tested and pretests and posttests are described, and further research needs are suggested.…

Requests for federal aid from the Department of Education and other agencies are tabulated by category and are compared with actual fiscal 1988 budgets and estimated fiscal 1989 figures. (MSE)

This interim report analyzed attitudes of 69 practicing professionals (doctors, pharmacists, lawyers, accountants, architects, and engineers) toward professional continuing education in the United Kingdom, particularly as it becomes institutionalized. The study identified some characteristic approaches to coping with unfamiliar demands and…

A survey of 302 pharmacy school graduates from the University of Toronto College of Pharmacists (Ontario) investigated perceptions of the adequacy of formal and clinical training for the practice of pharmacy. Assessments varied depending on time of training. All ratings suggest room for improvement and the need for special attention to the quality…

A survey of 60 pharmacy schools found that 58 had faculty practicing specifically in psychopharmacy and also offered didactic instruction. Twenty-six schools are interested in hiring psychopharmacy faculty within the next 5 years. Few require psychopharmacy clerkships, an important factor in interesting students in postgraduate training.…

This study described 476 recruits' physical education backgrounds and beliefs about the purposes for physical education. Students' most frequently stated purpose for physical education was learning skills/activities. Sports experiences influenced recruits' beliefs about physical education. (SM)

Provides school counselors a primer for counseling First Nations clients, particularly in the area of career counseling. Familiarizes counselors with these clients' cultural differences and offers effective counseling strategies. Argues that counselors must learn about clients' cultural beliefs and be open to adapting counseling models to address…

Eight broad and significant trends in the health care environment are examined, including trends in demography, the economy, epidemiology, patterns of finance and delivery, science and technology, values, and higher education governance and institutional planning. Strategic accommodation of the changes is seen as necessary as the profession moves…

A discussion of the implications of health care reform for academic health centers (a complex of institutions which educate health professionals) looks at problems in the current system, the role of academic health centers in the current system, financial pressures, revenue sources other than patient care, impact on health research, and human…

A Texas project provided a realistic recruitment model for minority teacher candidates. Precollege students attended casual group discussions with minority university students and an event involving discussions with university and public school staff and students (including minorities). This model let them realize college is attainable and…

Discusses concept books with regard to educational value, evaluative criteria, and relationship to child development. An annotated bibliography of 29 concept books appropriate for early childhood classrooms is included that lists books on colors, foods, occupations, money, senses, shapes, and time, and activities for integration in the content…

A recent National Center for Education Statistics survey indicates inadequate administrative support as the main reason for teacher attrition. In a 1990-91 National Education Association survey, teachers cite incompetent and uncooperative administrators as the greatest hindrance to job performance. Other dissatisfiers include insufficient…

Established as an institution dedicated to the urban poor, Hostos Community College (New York) has developed innovative strategies in dental hygiene education for the aspiring but academically deficient student and the compromised student with other obligations. Strategies used include remediation, innovative curricula, and recruitment tools. (MSE)

Studied sex and acculturation differences in occupational values among 177 Chinese-American fifth and sixth graders. Found money and task satisfaction were very important values, whereas object orientation and solitude were quite unimportant; that the high-acculturation children valued self-realization more than the low-acculturation children; and…