Describes the University of Denver (Colorado) Executive Master's in Business Administration (MBA) program, designed for business practitioners and intended to link the classroom and professional experience. The program includes a ten-day sojourn in China, with preparatory research and a post-visit critique of that research. Outcomes are discussed…

A study found that while graduate social work students regard the licensing examination as important to their future and the profession, faculty take the exam into consideration only for advisement, are unfamiliar with its content, and disregard it in curriculum development. (Author/MSE)

Reviews the origins and development of the field of public history. Asserts that historians should introduce students to public history to acquaint them with the occupational fields that are available. (CFR)

The University of California's Developmental Teacher Education program uses Piagetian developmental theory and research for preparing elementary teachers. The article describes the two-year postgraduate program, which features small student cohorts, multiple diverse student teaching placements, coursework that addresses key topics repeatedly and…

Describes Indiana University's Teacher as Decision Maker Program, a graduate-level teacher education program offering middle/secondary school certification plus a master's degree. It serves individuals making career changes and is based on research in teacher education. Its theoretical framework integrates pedagogical schemata, professional…

Presents work accomplished at the 1998 National Communication Association Summer Conference. Outlines reasons for theory-based education in public relations. Presents an integrated model of student outcomes, curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment for theory-based master's and doctoral programs, including assumptions made and rationale for such…

A survey of 161 dental-hygiene-program directors investigated perceived future needs for faculty, preferences for type of faculty degree for selection and promotion, the extent to which master's programs are meeting those needs in both numbers and skills, and how the programs can better prepare graduates for the millennium. (MSE)

One alternative teacher preparation method is the University of Arkansas' five-year Master of Arts in Teaching program, which involves graduate level coursework and a fifth-year public school internship following receipt of a Bachelor's degree in education. Benefits include university/school collaboration, increased field experience, and improved…

A principal intern enrolled at UNC-Charlotte describes "life in the trenches" at a small-town middle school. Schools should integrate interns into school operations, develop a program vision, gradually increase the intern's responsibilities, provide time for continuous evaluation, and rely on university supervisors when problems arise.…

Potential effects of wider adoption of graduate-level business administration degree programs in central and eastern European universities are considered, including better employment prospects for graduates, increased productivity, impact on income distribution and educational attainment patterns, and creation of an internationally mobile…

The purpose of this study was to determine document origination methods used by business professionals, relationships of factors that influence selection of document origination methods, and implications for business curricula. A 3-part questionnaire was used to obtain data from 265 Masters in Business Administration (MBA) graduates (1967-1991)…

This study compared professional socialization outcomes in two groups of adult students in part time Masters of Social Work programs, 44 with an undergraduate degree in social work and at least 1 year of relevant work experience, and 26 with undergraduate degrees and work experience in other fields. Subjects were given three measures of attitudes…

A study, the major product of the Task Force on Instructional Improvement, examined enrollment in, and the design of, master's degree programs in adult education throughout the country. During the study, researchers mailed a project-developed questionnaire to over 100 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada that were believed to…

The primary directives considered in the restructuring of the College of Education at the University of Minnesota were: (1) the replacement of undergaduate teacher preparation programs with graduate curricula; (2) a strengthened liberal education and subject area specialization within the baccalaureate degree; and (3) commitment to increased…

Data are presented based on a follow-up study of graduate service assistants who received a master's degree in industrial education from Ball State University from 1953 through 1973. A total of 143 (97 percent) of these individuals returned usable questionnaires containing data related to their career patterns as well as evaluative data that…