The purpose of this study is to interpret the recent evolution of graduate education within the context of a larger, interdependent system. Graduate education is now in midpassage, suspended between the euphoria of the past and the uncertainties of the future. The essay's chapters attempt to illuminate the sources of past growth, and by…

Reviews recent reports on graduate education and offers the following recommendations: train specialists for social service, continue federal fellowships, develop long range planning for graduate level manpower preparation, and develop equality of access for disadvantaged and minority students. (Author/PG)

The doctoral comprehensive examination is criticized for its potential harm to professional development because it fosters a myth of closure by encouraging students to believe that achievement of comprehensiveness is necessary to pass exams and achieve the doctorate. The comprehensive exam should be reexamined in light of its potential harm.…

Blind to marketplace criteria, college drama departments offer too much pedagogy and too little contact with professionals who work in the theater. As a result, students receive degrees certifying only amateurism. (Author/PG)

The author discusses what he views as the fundamentally divisive structure of the typical social work curriculum. He strongly recommends the redesigning of the structure of graduate social work education and making certification contingent on successful passage through a substantial academic program and a meaningful internship. (Author/BW)

The Applied Indigenous Studies program at Northern Arizona University aims to prepare American Indian students to assume tribal leadership roles. Its location in the College of Ecosystem Science and Management emphasizes its land-oriented and applied focus. The program's development, core courses, and academic requirements for bachelors degrees…

Three model programs are discussed: The nurse-scientist program, the professional doctorate, and the Ph.D. in nursing. Attention is also given to Wayne State University's degree program plan, faculty requirements, and student admission.

Differentiates between environmental specialists and generalists and identifies the latter as the true environmental professionals. Suggests recommendations to solve problems related to the education and professional recognition of both. (DC)

Although outdoor leadership does not appear to be coalescing into a unified profession, there are potential solutions to this fragmentation. Six robust approaches to the professional provision of outdoor leadership are: (1) outfitting and guiding; (2) organized camping; (3) adventure education, such as Outward Bound; (4) the outdoor school; (5)…

This directory of educational communications and technology masters programs contains descriptions of programs in both the United States and foreign countries. The U.S. listings are categorized by state. Data for each institution include an address and contact person; a listing of courses; information on prerequisites for entering the program;…

The Undergraduate Social Work Curriculum Development Project was funded by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to strengthen the education and practice competency of baccalaureate social workers, the entry-level professional social workers. The project report identifies the purposes of social work and the major objectives, functions,…

The doctoral program in vocational-technical education at the University of Tennessee began in 1971. Among the 22 students were 18 recipients of Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) fellowships. The goal of the program is to prepare a cadre of educational leaders and administrators who can effectively contribute to improving the quality of…

In working to integrate liberal and professional education in the undergraduate curriculum, the various faculties must begin to have systematic conversations with each other to discover their common ground and the potential for working together. (MSE)

A study of the impact of four variables on graduate social work students' attitudes about thesis requirements revealed that more academically able students and those with a preference for a more cognitive mode of making judgments find more value in theses, but no significant relationships were found with perceived value and tolerance for ambiguity…