Describes a computer-assisted testing system which produces multiple-choice examinations for a college course in business administration. The system uses SPIRES (Stanford Public Information REtrieval System) to manage a database of questions and related data, mark-sense cards for machine grading tests, and ACL (6) (Audit Command Language) to…

Describes a computerized information system for student records used in the Masters of Business Administration program at Texas A and M University. File design, processing procedures, and software programs are examined. (Author/JJD)

Professors describe their experiences with the undergraduate psychology practicum course that has been in operation for over 10 years at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Specifically discussed are planning and implementation, special problems of industrial placements, administrative issues, and the perspective of a placement agency…

Reviews methodological weaknesses of studies that evaluate alternative settings and programs for long-term care of the elderly. Argues that research should provide better information and present options to clients, service providers, and policymakers, rather than studying whether one alternative is more effective than another. (Author/MJL)

Several hierarchical and sequential reduction options are discussed. The institutional shrinkage process implemented at the University of Michigan is described, including across-the-board cuts, reduction of nonacademic programs, long-range faculty reduction procedures, and program discontinuance. (Author/MLW)

Marilyn Rauth asserts that the public schools are well equipped to provide universally accessible early childhood education. Sandra Hofferth argues that, while federally-funded preschool programs do help certain children, their provision to all through the public schools would be too expensive and too bureaucratic. (SJL)

Some optimistic views about the future are presented, on the presumption that institutions will honestly face their problems and shortcomings and set about the process of self-renewal and self-regulation. Important to this process is a mutual acceptance of responsibility by the president and the advancement professionals. (Author/MSE)

The philosophy and goals of an interdisciplinary, multinational Master's in International Business program are reported. The administrative and academic aspects of its language-training component are examined. The curriculum, students' internship, and coordination of subject area and language training are briefly described. (PMJ)

The joint law school (J.D.)-international relations (M.A.) program at the American University is summarized and compared to joint J.D.-M.A. programs at other universities, using data from the American Bar Association's latest review of legal education and a questionnaire that is appended. Also appended is a copy of the rules of the joint program…

A system for computer-assisted analysis and assignment of tasks designed for use in administering distance learning programs is also proposed as a model project of research into computer science in education. The aims, design, and initial application of the program are outlined. (MSE)

A check of staff development plans in 67 Florida counties revealed 143 components for arts-related professional growth. While briefly summarizing objectives for working with art media, this article concentrates on the in-service objectives related to more general teaching competencies, such as class management, instructional methods, and program…

An examination of collegiate athletics suggests that the present financial structure assures that the rich get richer; that the present governing structure separating men's and women's programs will not serve the long-term interests of either group; and that the financial structure for big-time programs precludes wider student participation. (JMD)

Officers of school administrative associations (who were themselves principals) wanted principals to have more responsibility for planning, coordinating, and evaluating special education programs. The study was based on responses to a matrix defining 27 operational and decision-making responsibilities in special education, as real or ideal. (GDC)

Reports a study conducted at a vocational-technical high school in eastern Massachusetts to develop an assignment procedure for a ninth grade career exploration program based on student preferences. The solution described here solved the assignment-by-preference problem by concentrating on measurement and composite-score scale construction. (TA)

The outspoken new president of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) intends a rapid evolution of services for the organization, including better education for advancement professionals in higher education, more varied and technologically rich delivery methods, better use of technology in all areas, closer ties among…