Offers ideas to encourage working engineers to pursue their education and to support engineers who teach. A market-sensitive plan is advocated whereby stipend and salary supplements from industry are collected and allocated by engineering societies, adding little to industrial salary costs while adding greatly to resources of beleaguered schools.…

Industrial chemistry in general and catalysis in particular should be included as part of college chemistry curricula. (JN)

Few colleges and universities are putting enough emphasis on corporate support. Six actions aimed at raising money from corporations are identified: appoint a director for corporate relations, target corporations, cultivate corporations, make proposals, reward a corporation by informing it of project results, and recognize the corporation with…

Addresses the potential effects of environmental education on corporate behavior and social and environmental impact by examining connections between human behavior and environmental problems, the role of the modern corporation, a behavioral theory of the firm, and corporate social responsibility. (DC)

Reports on some ways in which schools approach the task of teaching pupils about the nature of industry as part of their general understanding of society. Describes some of the methods which schools have adopted including work visits, work experience, and inviting industrialists into the classroom. (CT)

Focuses on how the Vietnamese community of Santa Clara, California, assists its members in adjusting to new occupations. Suggests that successful occupational assimilation is facilitated by the refugees' ability and willingness to identify with their new occupations in the electronics industry. (Author/GC)

An experiment is described for ascertaining whether the idea of comparative profit and cost indicators for enterprises could be applied to universities. A wide spread between the indicators for the same subjects in different higher education centers is shown. Specific expenditure and capacity indicators, and indicators of student throughput are…

Describes a program that aims at increasing the number of women technicians in computer and other electronics industries. Discusses how more women are entering the computer field in Massachusetts, the stigma of technical work, typical assignments, lack of short-term courses, and recent responses to needs. (CT)

Reports a shortage of doctorate-holding analytical chemists to meet demand in academic and industrial positions. Percentages are reported for annual production of analytical chemists since 1970. Innovative programs between academia and industry are needed to increase the total Ph.D. chemist production. (CS)

Discusses the recent decision to close down the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC), implications of that decision, and various alternatives in the field of computational chemistry. (CS)

Contains information from three large chemical companies having a long-standing interest in cooperative education with chemistry students. Questions and answers are provided for specific information regarding DuPont, 3M, and Dow Chemical. (CS)

Describes graduate and undergraduate program in Plant Engineering at Loughborough University of Technology, England. Central theme of program is that of failures which occur on plant. Almost all topics are related to deviation, maloperation, or failure in some way. (Author/JN)

The author observes that we are in a period in which unemployment is coupled with the shortage of skilled manpower. The response to these concerns must involve improved manpower planning between public and private sectors. (JOW)

Executive and middle managers from Tennessee industrial firms were surveyed to determine the educational qualifications needed by middle managers. Statistical analysis revealed the curricular areas which should be stressed by schools engaged in management education. (SK)

Presents the practical curricula developed at Amarillo and San Antonio Colleges to prepare students with entry-level skills in radio and television production. Emphasizes that along with developing practical skills, the success of the program also depends upon faculty, facilities, and laboratory experience. (CAM)