An effective college president must be first, foremost, and always an educator. It is his or her task to make decisions that help create the context in which the authentic individual, the civilized citizen, may emerge. (Author/MSE)

Student evaluations of university accounting instructors are not necessarily valid. Students rarely can offer their true opinion because the evaluation questions are written by instructors or administrators. Also, students usually do not know what material should be covered. (JOW)

In order to determine if successful academic performance assures good teaching, four measures of academic achievement of teacher education graduates of Georgia State University from 1981 through 1984 were correlated with on-the-job performance assessments. Results are presented and implications for education policies are discussed. (Author/MT)

Introduces and includes "The Ritz Bar or ABD: In Defense of the MFA," in which Peter Garvie defends the professionalism of the MFA degree in theatre, and "The PhD in Theatre--A Vanishing Degree?" Richard Hornby's discussion of the importance of the doctoral degree as the standard teaching degree. (PD)

Investigated the effect of counselor's training, experience, and similarity on hearing-impaired subjects' perceptions of the counselor and their willingness to see the counselor. Significant main effects for similarity and interactions of experience and similarity were found in students' ratings of the counselor and their willingness to see the…

The qualification data of 217 business majors at a large state university were collected just before graduation. The respondents' qualifications were evaluated prior to graduation and they were recontacted 3 months later to determine employment status and job satisfaction. Discriminant analysis of 187 responses was used to determine the relative…

Physiologists offer their viewpoints on career opportunities in the pharmaceutical industries. A director's and an employee's views of what a director of pharmacology looks for in a physiologist are included. (JN)

Examined the career patterns and characteristics of 104 chief student personnel administrators. Data indicated opportunities for upward mobility may be decreasing due to enrollment decline, fewer positions, and increasing tenure. Nearly half the administrators reported planning to stay in their positions until retirement, and most were under 50.…

Compares the attributes which news executives and journalism educators find desirable in reporters, finding considerable agreement in the areas of knowledge, abilities, and skills. (RB)

Administrators who are gifted in dealing with problems arising from growth may not have the personality or skills to handle problems of retrenchment. This article considers the kind of personality and resume that a board of trustees should look for in choosing an administrator to lead an institution through the current and anticipated educational…

This paper traces the development of methods for determining students' qualifications for the baccalaureate. In the 1700s and into the 1800s, students stood comprehensive examinations, which were often oral and public. Later in the 1800s, comprehensive examinations were written and reviewed by faculty, without involving public review. At the end…

This book addresses issues related to the skills agenda in higher education, focusing on key skills, employability skills, transferable skills, and core skills. The chapters provide a practical guide to the ways skills can be effectively integrated into courses and institutions. The chapters are: (1) "The Skills Agenda" (Stephen Fallows and…

Discusses qualities that are essential for successful teachers; knowledge of subject, love of young people, and love of learning. (Author/PG)

Analysis of the differences between linguistics and literature as pedagogic disciplines and a plea for the separation of these disciplines, and of their teaching staffs, in higher education. (RS)