The Program of Internships in Academic Administration was launched in 1962 by Ellis L. Phillips, Jr., President of the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation, and author of this book. Mr. Phillips describes the internship plan from its conception through its four years of functioning and puts into historical and conceptual perspective the methods employed…

Standards for professional staff preparation and compensation in college union work are suggested and based upon data obtained in surveys of unions, the knowledge of actual employment conditions gained in the course of operating an Employment Service since 1945, and recommendations of the Association of College Unions Professional Development…

Explains the issue of qualifying university technical assistance providers. Addresses the differences among universities, businesses, and governmental organizations. Recommends specific practices directed toward the ultimate goal of improving university-based technical assistance and service. (CH)

Questions the quality of writing produced by writing instructors. (HOD)

Surveyed 3,742 admissions officers to develop a guide for estimating expected salaries based on administrator and institution characteristics. Results showed admissions personnel in public institutions earn more than those in private institutions, and there appears to be less staff turnover in public institutions. (JAC)

The screening processes of education departments do not always keep poor teachers out of the teaching profession. (HS)

Occupational upgrading has resulted in meaningless educational requirements for many professions, such as nursing and flying. Proponents of impractical curriculum requirements claim that literature and art courses teach one to think. (CK)

If correctly channeled, three vices - forgetfulness, fearfulness and sloth - can become valuable administrative virtues. (Editor)

Lack of resolute presidential leadership has helped bring college and university campuses to a series of critical problems, from student confrontations to the present economic crises. (Editor/HS)

Discusses the results of a survey on the academic preparation and previous professional experiences of public and private college and university presidents. (Author/WD)

Responses from 209 of 1,197 consumer affairs professionals revealed their preference for hiring graduates with academic preparation in consumer affairs or communication. Courses in communication, business, and consumer competencies were considered most important. Only 6% would prefer to hire those with general preparation in family and consumer…

Surveys individuals who make the interviewing and hiring decisions regarding entry-level student affairs administrators. Results support what many practitioners and preparation faculty members have intuitively known for years--different individuals and different institutions are often times looking for different characteristics for very similar…

The response to a 1987 proposal by Illinois nurses to standardize nursing educational requirements revealed deep divisions among nurses with different educational backgrounds. Those opposed to raising the professional status of nursing exploited those divisions and thwarted attempts to make the Bachelor of Science in Nursing the minimum…

A national survey of 51 state boards of examiners for nursing education found that educational qualifications for board members are virtually nonexistent, different requirements exist for various types of programs, and there is great disparity among states in content for nursing education and the mandated process. (SK)