Describes a ten week college level psychology seminar designed to help students take a more active role in their professional and scientific development. The first five weeks consist of tracing the historical developments in psychology; the second half focuses on contemporary topics in professional psychology. (KC)

This article reviews the literature calling for specific skills in student development, describes a process-outcome model presented earlier for purposes of training student development specialists, and reports on the field applications and further development of that model. (Author)

The initiation, implementation, and midcourse evaluation of a unique training program, specially suited to the needs of the podiatric public health professional, are described. The reconceptualization of the program on the basis of midcourse evaluation is also discussed. (Author/LBH)

Describes the genesis, development, implementation, and evaluation of a graduate level kinetics course based on selected influential papers in chemical reaction engineering. (BB)

Ethylene hydrogenation on a platinum catalyst, electrolytically applied to a tube wall, is a good system for the study of the interactions between diffusion and surface reaction in heterogeneous catalysis. Theoretical background, apparatus, procedure, and student performance of this experiment are discussed. (BB)

The Pade approximant technique has emerged as a powerful mathematical aid for treating certain physical problems. This paper illustrates the continued fraction approach, mainly by example. (BB)

An elementary method based on classical Green's functions for the calculation of the momentum autocorrelation function for a harmonic oscillator and a damped harmonic oscillator is presented. (BB)

The author examines the development of the concept of "early childhood education" from that of a downward spread of traditional education to that of both school-based and care-giver directed developmental programs. Implications for the reformulation of graduate programs of study and for the creation of field-based personnel training programs are…

Explores alternatives to the abandonment of English education doctoral programs, presents the components of a strong English education program, and describes the jobs held by graduates of the Duke University doctoral program. (DD)

The graduate departments of adult education at 88 universities in the United States were surveyed for information pertinent to their programs in and about aging. Results show that 55 percent of the departments offer no courses dealing exclusively with education and aging. (Author)

Lists numerous career opportunities in the area of environmental physics and programs leading to degrees in the field. (CP)

Argues that the academic goals and commitment to interdisciplinary research as a rationale for the new University of Chicago Graduate Library School as described by Douglas Waples in "Library Quarterly" (1931) have yet to be fully achieved. It is concluded that a new graduate library school ought to be reinvented. (Author/EM)

Discusses the problem of how library education fits into higher education. The aspects of library education that are most compatible with academic rather than professional values are described, and organizational models of library education are defined that can respond to the problems noted. (EM)

Describes a national directory of 65 bachelor's, 246 master's, and 163 doctoral internships for human service agencies, such as community mental health, mental retardation, corrections, and rehabilitation. Lists number of positions available, availability of stipends, intern roles and functions emphasized and time spent in each, length of…

Reviews the author's professional experiences from 1946 to 1986. Includes lessons learned as a: (1) graduate student, (2) supervisor of teaching assistants, (3) mentor of future teachers, (4) researcher, and (5) textbook author. Stressing the importance of peer support, thinking about students' motives and cognitions in planning instruction,…