A 1977 study examined the organization of six medical schools' basic sciences, including faculty research interests and department affiliations, and was updated with 1987 data from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Results show overlapping research interests, blurred departmental boundaries, and divergence between faculty research…

This study applied a learning organisation framework to understand academic departments' efforts to improve teaching quality. The theoretical framework was generated from literature on learning organisations, organisations devoted to continuous improvement through continuous learning. Research questions addressed relationships among departments'…

A study of British physiology departments reveals critical staffing problems. Discussed are the recruitment problem, reasons for the current problem, and possible solutions. A brief comparison to the United States is given. (RH)

Suggests that English graduate departments ought to begin discussing what will make graduate education more organic to the teaching experience of the graduate student. (RB)

Discusses the role of the English department in providing students with a liberal arts education. (RB)

This paper discusses the training of department heads to be administrators. Some of the suggestions discussed are to increase their pay and time to do the job, let them share in decision-making, provide specialized training, and expose them to all levels of administration. The paper concludes that many good principals do not achieve their…

To help State departments of education strengthen their relationships with the news media, two specific areas of news media relations are discussed: (1) Planning advance news coverage for education seminars, conferences, and conventions, and (2) setting up and operating a newsroom at such meetings. Specific recommendations designed to help the…

The collection of articles in this book, covering some of the significant events and topics in the history of the Indiana University English Department, brings together some of the material assembled by William Riley Parker, especially the reminiscences of faculty members and former students. An introductory chapter by Parker is titled "Where…

The position paper briefly outlines seven aspects of career education: (1) justice and equality, (2) the State goal, (3) competency-based credentialing, (4) curriculum, (5) services to students, (6) teacher education, and (7) Florida's position. (NH)

This document presents a historical sketch of the Center for the Study of Higher Education, The Pennsylvania State University for its first five years, 1969-1974. Emphasis is placed on aims and organization, the center's role in higher education academic programs, studies relating to higher education policy and operation, service as…

An important facet of governance and administration in a college or university is the role of the department chairman. This revised version of an address delivered at Memphis State University on 14 November 1973 directs attention to the wider role of department chairmen. The department chairman's primary duties should be: (1) representation of the…

This publication presents the proceedings of a meeting at which the discussions centered around higher education as a field of study. Five presentations are made in the document. The first is a review and interpretation of the literature surrounding the topic with a 53-item bibliography as a conclusion. The second offers insights into educational…

This bulletin is published to assist in alerting districts to the state and federal report requirements, assist in stabilizing report requirements, assist in encouraging districts to submit their required data via data processing models where practical, assist in more timely data collections in order that the data may be of more value to users,…