Suggests that active learning can benefit students in public relations and integrated communication courses at the graduate level. Describes how three active learning approaches--research and field work, student accountabilities for learning, and student reflection and reflexive exercises--were used in a graduate class project to help a Fortune 50…

After focusing on pedagogical skills during their fifth year of graduate study, teacher candidates at Portland State University (Oregon) take a summer course in reflective practice. Inspired by Robert Coles's ideas, the course emphasizes the teacher as character. Students read real and fictional stories about teachers' experiences to gain…

One way to estimate a professional field's capacity for self-renewal is to examine the characteristics and behaviors of recently graduated faculty expected to bring cutting edge knowledge and inquiry methods to solving problems like curriculum reform. This paper profiles chairpersons of educational administrator preparation programs, comparing…

Investigated influence of child and classroom characteristics on teachers' ratings of intervention acceptability in two experiments. Measured teacher (N=163) ratings of acceptability of intervention procedures applied to a specifically defined behavior problem. Found intelligence and popularity of child and duration of problem significantly…

Responses from 38 state directors of vocational education revealed that 68 percent of states required a master's degree for certification as vocational education administrator; 58 percent did not require vocational administration graduate credits; 73 percent did not require administrative experience; and 36 percent did not require occupational…

Arguments supporting theoretical analysis, clinical applications, and research of nursing diagnoses in master's degree programs are discussed. Curriculum considerations and an example of an integrated approach to the inclusion of nursing diagnosis in a graduate curriculum are presented. (MSE)

The authors describe development of a collaborative graduate concentration in anesthesia nursing involving North Carolina Baptist Hospital and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Project components included (1) developing a cohesive faculty work group, (2) developing the curriculum, and (3) combining resources through an administrative…

A professor of education recounts the influence of Hilda Taba, an expert in curriculum development, on his and others' thinking about teaching, focusing on the development of non-didactic, inductively oriented curricula and teaching guides. (CB)

The Department of Defense, in cooperation with a number of colleges and universities, offers a variety of higher education opportunities to military personnel: the Community College of the Air Force, the Army and Navy's Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges, and Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support (DANTES). (SK)

A study investigated pharmacy students' attitudes and awareness of graduate education in pharmacy and the effects of a videotape on intentions, attitudes, and awareness levels. Differential effects on males and females and on first- and third-year students are discussed and related recruitment activities are suggested. (Author/MSE)

Describes how Brigham Young University selects applicants to master's and doctoral programs in marriage and family therapy. Explains how traditional methods are augmented by use of highly reliable interaction-analysis instrument, a microcomputer, and large computer frame to analyze verbal interactions of applicants who conduct therapy with coached…

Describes an informal study of literature response journals in a graduate language arts methods course. Details advantages of response journals, procedures for use, and graduate students' reactions to journals as indicated on a questionnaire. Provides samples of students' aesthetic responses to literature. (RS)

Evaluation of the British Graduate Enterprise Programme, which assisted first-time owners with business startup, found that fewer new businesses would be started without training, training costs were matched or bettered by profits by the third year of business, and training funds spent by government attracted twice as much in bank or private…

The annual list of dissertations completed and in preparation is intended to provide a record for doctoral students and their advisors. Information on the list is provided by individual departments offering the Ph.D. degree. The list is divided into general categories including Brazilian, Spanish, Spanish American, Filipino, and Portuguese…

Describes procedures for organizing a practicum and internship program in counselor education. Issues discussed include the role of the coordinator; practicum and internship sites; orientation and application procedures; supervision; communication with sites, students, and supervisors; and liability insurance. Conclusion notes that additional…