This article discusses research which studies the attitudes of university students in Libya toward various aspects of occupational life. Findings include 1) that students have a limited enthusiasm for higher education and professional training, and 2) that female students have a high receptivity and readiness to venture into male dominated…

Discusses new schools of professional psychology that are a major new source of practitioners in the mental health care field. Within the American Psychological Association (APA) there has been a shift in power from the academics to the practitioners, causing friction in the APA. (MA)

Summarizes for a sample of elementary teachers the previous utilization and future demand for inservice teacher workshops. A mail survey of randomly selected K-6 teachers in New York and northern New Jersey yielded 2,160 responses. Over 66 percent had attended one inservice training session during the previous two years. (Author)

Considers possibilities for change in public libraries, primarily through continuing professional education programs and relationships with governmental bodies, other education professionals, information industries, and communities. Both strategies are action-oriented but recognize the limitations in which the library and librarian will serve.…

Outlines reasons why community college students who hope to work in mass communications should be encouraged to continue their education in a school of journalism rather than in a liberal arts program. (GW)

Describes the program being established by the American Institute of Chemists for certification of chemists and chemical engineers. (SL)

The results of a survey of family studies faculty concerning the inclusion of family law topics in family studies courses are discussed. The professor's needs for training and resources in the area of family and the law are identified and recommendations for meeting these needs are suggested. (Author)

This report of the American School Health Association Committee on Professional Preparation and College Health Education presents a synthesis of various other documents, discusses the scope to health education, the functions of health educators, skill and knowledge requirements, and a standardized model for a health education professional…

Reports on a comparison of Colorado public relations personnel and newspaper journalists, which focused on demographic characteristics, professional orientation, job satisfaction, and attitude toward professional improvement. (GW)

Discussed is the dysjunction between the use of crisis intervention in clinical settings and the teaching of this model in training programs for mental health professionals. (Author/MH)

Staff development in Great Britain is defined as a systematic attempt to harmonize individuals' interests and wishes, and their carefully assessed requirements for furthering their careers with the forthcoming requirements of the organization within which they work. Implications for introducing it into universities are discussed. (LBH)

Studied the effects of monthly psychiatric consultation in a nursing home. Suggested that consultation was primarily useful to staff providing direct care to referred residents. Cited benefits to residents as increased staff awareness and acceptance of emotional problems and increased frequency of therapeutic programs offered at the nursing home.…

Discusses the similarities between what librarians call activity bibliotherapy and psychotherapists call poetry therapy, and the need for cooperation between these professions. The interactive aspects of bibliotherapy and the need for professional training in this process are emphasized. (CLB)

Examines linguistic and extralinguistic factors involved in ascertaining meaning in the simultaneous interpretation process. Extralinguistic cues include: (1)background information; (2) speaker's goals and attitudes toward subject; and (3) the audience. Personal experiences and observations of student interpreters are used as illustrations.…

Suggests that current academic orientation of graduate education in sociology poses a number of barriers in preparing students for applied careers and demonstrates problems of training versus career reality. Proposes that graduate programs offer a variety of options within a broadly defined applied track, expanding opportunities for students to…