Computer-aided modifications were introduced to an established project in a master of business administration (MBA) program aimed at introducing the principles of creative problemsolving. In general, students overcame technical complexities quickly and the modifications allowed for greater interaction, monitoring, and feedback. (Author/CH)

Documents the recent higher education enrollment and degree-attainment status of Black Americans. Results indicate that (1) enrollment is stagnant or declining, (2) Black students are underrepresented, and (3) few institutions have awarded Blacks degrees in sciences. Suggests that a combination of individual and institutional-level efforts is…

According to this acceptance speech delivered by the recipient of the 1987 Kurt Lewin Award, social psychological contributions should be placed within an interdisciplinary framework and an institutional structure in order to make it more relevant for public policy. Recommendations for doing this are offered. (BJV)

Described are experiences with a research project at the University of Queensland (Australia). Medical students are required to conduct the research during their fourth and fifth year of study. Considered are departmental expectations and objectives for the course, student experiences and opinions, and the provisions and processes which facilitate…

Relates how one teacher used the writing and sharing of journals in a graduate education class as dialogue to promote an understanding of learning and teaching, and to "lead from behind" by sharing her journal with the class. (SR)

Because of a general decline in enrollment in schools of social work in recent years, student recruitment has grown in importance. Based on a survey of 100 bachelor's of social work programs (46 percent response rate), this article explores recruitment issues for both graduate and undergraduate programs and proposes a model recruitment effort.…

Results of a survey concerning the student recruiting practices of the 114 graduate academic units in one large public research university are presented. They concern recruiting activities before and after initial student expression of interest in the program. (MSE)

A Specialist Degree in Teaching is the result of a four-year development effort at the University of South Carolina designed to meet the complex needs of a career teacher. The goals and curriculum of the program are described as well as strategies for program evaluation. (MT)

Need-based and nonneed-based state student aid for undergraduate, graduate, and professional education is tabulated by state, including information on the total dollars paid out, the percentage of change in the last year, the number of individual awards, and the dollar amount of the average award. (MSE)

The notion of rural social work as a specialty as well as how educational programs can address the specialty and whether the required specialized knowledge falls into a given sequence or whether it cuts across them all are discussed. (Author/MH)

A survey of first-year students in 91 graduate schools of business and management gathered information on student characteristics, reasons for pursuit of a graduate business degree, reasons for school choice, the number of different schools applied to, and reasons for declining admission to second-choice schools. (MSE)

Concludes that the recent growth of interest in rhetoric has been reflected in the graduate curriculum in English. Looks at program size, content, and curriculum and offers brief outlines of each program studied. (FL)

A study of the quality of graduate students enrolled in nontraditional, field-based education compared to that of graduate students in traditional, on-campus professional education degree programs showed no statistically significant difference. (Author/MLW)

Reviews findings from "The First Year of College Teaching" (Fink, 1984) and draws implications for the graduate training of future sociologists. (JDH)

Data from a British survey of recent university graduates' employment and graduate study patterns are used to explore the possibility of constructing indicators of institutional success in achieving suitable graduate placement. (MSE)