Describes an instrument, the College Reading Specialist Competency Checklist, that assesses the competencies of reading and study skills specialists. (HOD)

Indicates that university preparation will be a minimum requirement for nurses entering the profession in Canada by the year 2000. Discusses the expanding role of nurses in the health care delivery system and the benefits of a liberal education. (JAC)

This paper examines issues fundamental to educating thoughtful, competent, intelligent teachers by highlighting arguments against out-of-field teaching in physical education teacher education programs. It discusses the inaccurate notion among some people that a good teacher can teach anything, noting what actually constitutes a good teacher in…

All institutions of higher learning have slightly different techniques of promoting and tenuring their faculty. The author compiled this document to provide resourceful pointers to future Broadcast Journalism and Mass Communication professors in the writing and organization of their applications. This collection of materials traces one tenured…

This essay explores the need for higher education institutions to broaden their conceptions of the talent and experience required of those who assume managerial responsibilities. Colleges and universities are clinging to a parochial set of notions about the job descriptions and skills needed by those who would manage the enterprise of higher…

Author refutes premise that degrees are necessary for better jobs. (HS)

Authors discuss two incompatible images of the professor in the small college, his own and that of his colleagues. (Editor)

Position descriptions and recommended income ranges for engineers (I-IX) are presented in table form. Includes general position characteristics, directions received, typical duties/responsibilities, responsibilities for directing others, typical titles, education, registration status, and equivalent federal general schedule grade. (JN)

Studied 2,000 athletes over 10 years at a major university. Found that athletes were less prepared for college and achieved less academically than the general student population. Found scholarship holders, Blacks, and participants in basketball and football to have the poorest academic potential and performance. (Author/GC)

The author urges that associate degree nursing faculty must be advocates of technical practice. She stated that the masters in nursing should be considered the essential credential for the employment of nursing faculty. (CT)

Data obtained from a study indicated a need to identify the academic preparation of athletic coaches in higher education. Areas studied included: (1) degrees in physical education; (2) degrees in education, guidance and counseling, or administration; and (3) undergraduate participation in athletic activities. (JN)

Responding to an article by Joel R. Stegall in the March, 1981, issue of this magazine, the author argues that a Doctorate of Musical Arts is indeed a valid requirement for a college artist-teacher, because it demonstrates that s/he is a scholar, as well as a performer. (SJL)

Before hiring a periodicals editor, colleges need to decide whether they want a skillful messenger or an editor. Characteristics to look for in candidates include intellectual reach and curiosity, a sense of quality, independence and confidence, devotion to good writing, some degree of production experience, and a sense of humor. (MLW)

Future training programs for English teachers should demand that teachers possess acceptance and openness, creativity, and cognitive organization. (DD)

The field of sport and physical education needs to expand and improve the quality of management education to develop professional administrators. (JMF)