In 2008, we established the Integrated Graduate Program in Physical and Engineering Biology (IGPPEB) at Yale University. Our goal was to create a comprehensive graduate program to train a new generation of scientists who possess a sophisticated understanding of biology and who are capable of applying physical and quantitative methodologies to…

Develops a case supporting the claim that the objectives of the work in most of the public affairs careers entered by psychologists can be served as well, possibly better, by a mix of skills and knowledges in a general program that requires less than MA or PhD preparation in psychology and more of other areas of learning. (Author/AM)

The Graduate Student Instructors (GSI) program developed at the University of Minnesota is described. The design and content of the teacher training seminars and the feedback procedures of test analysis, student evaluation of the GSI, and videotape critiquing are detailed. An evaluation is included of the effectiveness of the training program as…

Presented by the West Virginia Board of Regents with assistance from state colleges and universities is a state plan for special education teacher preparation. The project objectives include a needs analysis for special education, the development of innovative plans for teacher training, the determination of alternative training programs, and the…