This study attempted to determine the nature of the internship as it is currently being used in administrative preparation programs. Data collection included site visits, phone interviews, and written documentation from seven state agencies and 20 institutions of higher learning. The results showed that no universal pattern exists in regard to the…

California State Polytechnic University's continuation group of undeclared majors is a retention program that supported students who, in their first three quarters of attendance, have not yet declared a major. These students have been unable to declare majors because they were not in good academic standing; they were on probation, subject to…

Four years ago Sterling College began to develop a competency curriculum. This document presents a working definition and basic assumptions about this curriculum. The curriculum includes 9 college-wide competencies that are required for graduation and that are predicted on several basic assumptions: (1) The curriculum includes the total program of…

Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) was established as an autonomous state university in 1969, with the merger of the Indiana University and Purdue University branch campuses in Indianapolis. There are 19 schools providing graduate education on the campus, including Liberal Arts, in which communication studies is situated.…

Working within constraints from the Texas Coordinating Board stipulating a solid doctoral program that would attract able students but at the same time would not look like a traditional Ph.D., the East Texas State University Department of Literature and Languages eventually came up with a doctorate that is unique in that it is overtly designed to…

This paper presents new principles and basic approaches for the curricula of engineering degree courses. The accentuated evolution of engineering, the fast technological transformations and, still, the impact provoked by government regulations in the field of education in Brazil have called attention to these issues. Following these changes, it…

Although portfolios have gained acceptance in K-12 education, they have only recently been explored for inclusion in administrator-preparation programs. This paper describes the use of portfolios in the leadership-preparation programs at the University of New Mexico (UNM). The Ed.D program, which has been significantly modified to accommodate to…

Dissertations have been an important aspect of doctoral degrees for many years. However, some educators feel that dissertations are an outdated and ineffective part of the doctoral program. A study examined the role dissertations play in doctoral programs. Questionnaires sent to educational administration faculty at the University of Arkansas,…

A study investigated how masters programs in communication departments which are members of the Central States Communication Association compare to other schools and masters programs. Questionnaires were answered by 28 Speech Communication departmental members of the 1988 Central States Communication Association. Findings included the following:…

This paper describes a popular and innovative major program of study in speech communication at St. Cloud University in Minnesota: the Speech Communication Interdepartmental Major. The paper provides background on the program, discusses overall program requirements, presents sample student options, identifies ingredients for program success,…

Arguments for and against extension of dental education to a mandatory five years because of current overcrowding of dental curriculum are presented in debate form. Affirmative arguments center on the inefficacy of restructuring existing curricula, and arguments against focus on current curricular inefficiency, costs, and other practical…

In the spring of 1987, the decision was made to discontinue the degree in speech communication (but retain the course offerings) within the department of communications at Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon. A recently hired faculty member adopted nine strategies in an attempt to reestablish the degree program in speech communication. Actions…

A set of programs in liberal education designed to enhance the social dimensions of engineering education is described. This program requires a minimum of 36 quarter credits in the broad categories of English Composition (8-10 credits), Man and Society (12-15 credits), Artistic Expression (8-10 credits), and the balance from any of the above…

The first part of this plenary lecture describes the activities of the Committee on Education of the International Union of Biochemistry. The second part describes the Educational Credo, standards for the PhD Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and recommendations of the report "Physicians for the Twenty-First Century." (PR)

The conceptualization of the Mars Hill College (MHC) communication major is a type of the refocused, liberal arts-based programs appearing at many colleges and universities around the country--Mars Hill is an undergraduate college of 1100 students. The final product (the liberal-arts based, interdisciplinary MHC communication major) is the result…