Reviews literature on experiential learning and reports the results of an experiment designed to match class format, assignments, and assessment instruments to students' personality types and different perspectives on the nature of knowledge. Results were positive but must be interpreted with caution. (JDH)

Asserts that the recent growth of graduate programs in gerontology has been fostered, at least in part, by the perception that careers in the field are numerous and that they are expanding. Questions about these assumptions are raised, along with some doubts about the wisdom of encouraging further program growth. (Author)

Describes a graduate study program designed by the Journalism department of Northeastern University to meet the needs of journalists who wanted management training. Discusses the program's development and problems it has encountered. (FL)

Relates interview responses of seven information brokers on proper practice of information and extent of malpractice (e.g., industrial espionage, breaches of client or source confidentiality). Types of protection against malpractice--contracts, good educational background for entry-level positions, continuing education, personal values,…

Provides a definition of empirically based practice, both conceptually and operationally. Describes a study of how research and practice were integrated in the graduate social work program at the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago. (JAC)

Surveyed college student personnel graduate programs in 1979 (N=87) and 1982 (N=91) to solicit information concerning introductory courses. Results showed that most courses were located in counselor education programs. There was little consistency in purpose, objectives, content emphasis, outcome, or textbooks. (JAC)

Described is the global climate model CONSTABLE (Climatic One-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of the Annual Balance of Latitudinal Energy), which can be used in undergraduate and graduate level climatology courses. Classroom exercises that can be used with the model are also included. (RM)

Presents a graduate education model based on important assumptions about plans for society's and students' needs and also principles regarding program goals and development. Describes the model's specific components, i.e., a three-dimensional framework involving self, students, and systems interfacing with three learning levels. (BH)

Since evaluation has its roots in many disciplines, teaching evaluation from an interdisciplinary perspective offers special potential. A course in the Social Ecology Program at the University of California, Irvine, which provides students with the skills, knowledge, and field experiences necessary for conducting effective evaluation studies is…

Examines Georgia's Reading Specialist Test and its correspondence with the content emphasized in graduate level reading courses in schools in that state. (FL)

A developmental process consisting of four phases that emerged from graduate students' reports of their experiences in a course promoting self-direction is outlined and compared with research on similar processes in other groups. (MSE)

Legislation to establish the National Peace Academy is currently under consideration by the United States Congress. The Peace Academy should develop as the center and the hub of a national and international movement to change the way our society deals with conflict. (MLW)

Includes exercises developed to assist industrial education graduate educators and students in developing essential research competencies. These competencies are (1) using resource tools, (2) identifying and analyzing research problems, (3) evaluating research studies, and (4) applying editorial criteria to research. (JOW)

Implications of the trend toward funding only graduate research projects that have a high likelihood of completion are discussed, including allocation of funds according to institutions' completion rates, deemphasis on research quality and students' personal development, and overemphasis on producing graduates. A more balanced approach to research…

Examines experiences of recent liberal arts graduates (N=730). Results showed that over 50 percent did not seek additional schooling, and 81 percent worked full or part time. Over two-thirds reported holding positions of authority, and 34 percent stated their jobs were not related to their majors. (BH)