A human society that aspires to more than survival must search continuously for new knowledge; we are all the beneficiaries of the scholar's insatiable desire to know. Graduate study must be nurtured, and cannot ever be the sole preoccupation of academe. Today the crucial balance of things and humans is threatened by the erosion of support for and…

With the "publish or perish" atmosphere of graduate study, a student without a publications list has a difficult time in the job market. Graduate programs in reading should include coursework that will help students break into print. The content of such courses at Rutgers University (New Jersey) and at the University of Houston (Texas)…

This paper examines the nature of the archivist's profession, discusses the kinds of archival training currently offered in other nations, and suggests ways in which the education of archivists could be standardized worldwide. The tasks, functions, and roles of archivists in government and business environments are explored, and two modes of…

An interdisciplinary, team-taught, modularized series of courses was designed and implemented at Teachers College of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to teach educational research methodology to graduate students. The course is composed of seven one-semester-hour modules. All doctoral students are required to take Foundations of Research (an…

A description is presented of undergraduate and graduate programs established at Murray State University (Kentucky) to train teachers for teaching mathematics in elementary school. Courses emphasize methods and techniques used in teaching elementary pupils and developing understanding of the basic laws and principles of mathematics. Each program…

The objective of this document is to make recent master's theses known to professionals and students who may profit from the work of colleagues. The compilation is also intended to serve as an indication of the current nature of graduate education in the field. Included in the compilation are sections covering site analysis; park users and…

This syllabus outlines a graduate-level introductory overview of the agencies, industries, and services whose primary concerns are the creation, processing, storage, distribution, and use of information; also considered are questions relating to technological impact, the role of the information professional, and cost-benefits. The course is…

SUCCESS IN JUNIOR COLLEGE TEACHING REQUIRES UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE DIVERSE PURPOSES OF THE INSTITUTIONS. OFTEN THE TEACHER'S PREPARATION HAS HAD AN UNREALISTIC ORIENTATION IN THAT IT HAS FOLLOWED THE HIGHLY SELECTIVE VALUES OF UNIVERSITIES AND LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES, DISREGARDING THE DISTINCTIVE NEEDS OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE. SUCH…

THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AFFECTS THE CHARACTER OF THE WHOLE UNIVERSITY--THE NUMBER AND KIND OF STUDENTS, VARIETY OF FACULTIES, FOCUS OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS, AND THE PACE AND NATURE OF THE UNIVERSITY'S GROWTH. TRADITIONAL GERMAN EMPHASIS ON RESEARCH AND GRADUATE WORK AND BRITISH EMPHASIS ON THE STUDENT AND TEACHING, WHILE STILL EVIDENT IN THE…

A NATIONAL SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF BACHELOR'S DEGREE RECIPIENTS (JUNE 1961) IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WHO WERE PLANNING TO ENTER POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN PREPARATION FOR SUCH PROFESSIONS AS MEDICINE, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TEACHING. THE SURVEY SOUGHT TO--(1) IDENTIFY FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE CHOICES OF FIELD, (2)…

GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED FOR NEW PROGRAMS OF GRADUATE STUDY LEADING TO PROFESSIONAL CAREERS IN THE PLANNING, OPERATION, AND ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA SERVICES IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS WERE GIVEN TO (1) METHODS FOR ACHIEVING MORE INDEPENDENT STUDENT EFFORT, (2) TUTORIAL APPROACH FOR ADVANCED WORK, (3) STUDENT…

The conference described in this report had five objectives: to examine the existing curricula for medical librarianship in accredited library school programs; to examine trends in post-master's training programs for health sciences librarianship; to explore the relationship between graduate education for health sciences librarianship and the…

The paper addresses the dichotomy between theory and practice in criminal justice curricula and suggests directions for graduate work in criminal justice. Five hierarchical models for undergraduate and graduate education which would bring together both theory and practice are briefly diagrammed. The focus of each model is a question which is…

This paper presents some definitions and makes distinctions among the forms of field experience drawn from the literature, and surveys the goals of librarianship and library education in using field experience as an element in the library school curriculum at the master's level. Further, it explores learning theory for insights on the…

The objective of this document is to make recent master's theses known to professionals and students who may profit from the work of colleagues. The compilation is also intended to serve as an indication of the current nature of graduate education in the field. Included in the compilation are sections covering site analysis; park users and…