This is the report of the 1968 annual conference of the Western Association of Graduate Schools. The major theme of the conference was planning for graduate education in the 70's. The first session of the conference presented addresses by deans of the represented colleges in which problems and plans in the future of graduate education were…

Data on the Graduate Record Examination covering the period from October 1970 through September 1971 and covering all score reports forwarded to the University of Washington during the year are given. Scores are included not only for students who completed applications but for those who may have submitted only GRE scores. Table 1 reports data…

A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS IN GEORGIA IS OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE UPPER 20 PERCENT OF THEIR GRADUATING CLASSES AND TO COLLEGE STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHO HAVE HAD AND CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A "B" AVERAGE. SCHOLARSHIPS OF UP TO $5,800 ANNUALLY IN ACCREDITED GEORGIA COLLEGES ARE…

TO ATTRACT OUTSTANDING ARTS AND SCIENCE GRADUATES INTO TEACHING CAREERS, AND TO GIVE THEM THE SPECIAL TRAINING NEEDED FOR WORK WITH DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY IN COOPERATION WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFERS A TWO-SUMMER PLUS TWO-SEMESTER PROGRAM LEADING TO A MASTER'S DEGREE, A SECONDARY TEACHING CERTIFICATE WITH 1/2-YEAR TEACHING…

THIS INQUIRY INTO THE SCHOLASTIC LEVEL OF TEACHER EDUCATION VERSUS OTHER STUDENTS EXAMINED THE RECORDS OF 2,660 FALL 1965 MATRICULANTS TO GRADUATE STUDY IN TEACHER EDUCATION AND IN ARTS AND SCIENCES IN THE FOUR SENIOR COLLEGES OF THE UNIVERSITY (BROOKLYN, CITY, HUNTER, AND QUEENS). ALTHOUGH THERE WAS SOME VARIATION AMONG THE FOUR COLLEGES, TAKEN…

The graduate business schools of Carnegie-Mellon, University of Chicago, and Harvard are considered and compared in an attempt to determine what constitutes appropriate education for management. (12 references) (SJ)

The Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association issues a list of accredited graduate library school programs semi-annually. This is the August, 1971 edition, the next revision will be issued in February, 1972. (NH)

The training manager of the Aero Engine Division of Rolls Royce Limited describes his graduate level program for retaining and developing mechanical engineers, mathematicians, scientists, and other college graduates. Three diagrams. (LY)

Course in Psychology of Learning planned and conducted by students with teacher serving as resource person. (IR)

Discussion of the ISPI (International Society for Performance Improvement) definition of human performance technology and the need to use performance improvement concepts from other fields focuses on applying systems thinking and systematic methodology from management design. Describes the application of these techniques in teaching a graduate…

Describes a new way to link graduate education and entrepreneurship, the Intellectual Entrepreneurship program at the University of Texas at Austin, which provides opportunities for graduate students to discover how they can use their expertise to make meaningful and lasting differences in their academic disciplines and communities--to become…