Considers ways of improving departmental publications such as the mathematics department magazine. (RL)

Examines the publication pattern of faculty within departments of educational administration. (Author/IRT)

Describes how video equipment is used by the Department of Chemistry at Queen Elizabeth College, including different types of programs and production techniques, and discusses the relationship between instructor and program producer in an academic environment. (Author/CMV)

Discusses the importance of interviewing all personnel involved in media services and curriculum for effective education. (Author)

This article reviews the status of funding of the Department of Defense, presently and in earlier years. A discussion is presented on the increased emphasis towards supporting university research. (SA)

The results indicate that while the influence of the principal in professional matters tended to be greater than that of the deputy principals, it was less than that of the senior subject teachers. (Author/IRT)

Presents the findings of a questionnaire survey of 140 college and university English departments regarding courses in children's literature. (DD)

Describes the organization of Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. (IRT)

An adversary relationship seems to exist in states where no formal structure has been set up to relate to multidistrict agencies. (Author/IRT)

The roles played by veterinary science departments are creditable and important, says this head of a department of veterinary science. Those roles will reflect an absolute increase in participation with veterinary schools on a regional and national basis, and a relative increase in direct involvement in veterinary education. (LBH)

Concludes that a combination of a writing sample and an objective test should be used to place students in freshman composition courses. (DD)

Addresses the question of what graduate students should know about fields of English in which they are not specializing. Finds the best answer is to teach "the classics." Illustrates with the example of a course on "The Faerie Queene" and "Paradise Lost," to show students how to work with texts and what can be…

Finds that, although literary theory is the language of expression in research-oriented universities that train Ph.D.s in English, most college English classes are still taught in the formalist way they have been for many years, suggesting a lack of communication between research and nonresearch institutions. (PA)

Provides a detailed course description for English 812, one of the nine rhetoric and advanced writing courses offered in the Graduate College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University. Offers also a critical statement about teaching the course. (PA)

William Massy and Robert Zemsky's concept of decision-making norms holds promise as a tool to support modeling of economic choices within educational organizations. The concept's practical value would be affirmed by analyzing how economies are achieved through delegating routine decisions to administrators; developing criteria for determining…