Because of their interest and expertise in the analysis of drugs in biological fluids, analytical pharmaceutical chemists can contribute significantly to interdisciplinary research and teaching efforts. Suggestions for such efforts are described. (Author/LBH)

Discusses similarities and differences between structured program design and instructional design, suggests that use of structured programing by instructional designers would help them communicate with programers, describes structured program design techniques, and presents a sample application of structured programing to design an educational…

An informal survey identified qualities that make a good mentor. Some traits mentioned repeatedly as being important include: unselfishness, leading by example, setting high ethical standards, being a cheerleader, being a critic, challenging people to be their best, and honesty. (MLW)

The article traces the background and history of occupational therapy and special education as they relate to the birth to three-year-old population, focusing on the meeting of the two professions and the development of mutual respect and partnership out of initial resentment and misunderstanding. (Author/JDD)

A recent study of the administrative characteristics, attitudes toward leadership and management, and personal and professional background of college presidents named by their peers as effective chief executives is reported. (MSE)

Adversarial relationships existing among medical students, nurses, and hospital staff members were recognized at Hermann Hospital, a private, nonprofit teaching hospital in Houston, Texas, to be potentially detrimental to patient care. A joint communications committee identified ways to improve relations between medical students and hospital…

An Arizona school board member offers 13 tips for avoiding excessive or divisive emotional involvement in school board issues. These tips generally emphasize the importance of civility, open-mindedness, factual support for arguments, tact, detachment, and humor. (TE)

Data from studies of physicians learning through interaction with colleagues are reviewed. Examines time physicians spend in collegial interaction, formal consultation, age and specialty differences in collegial interaction, practice-setting differences related to collegial interaction, and the educational-influential physician. (CT)

Student teachers' and student social workers' perceptions of primary teachers, secondary teachers, and social workers were studied. Results showed that entering students shared positive attitudes to social workers, shared more negative attitudes toward secondary teachers, and had widely differing, though not hostile, views on primary teachers.…

A critique of the presupposition, inherent in collective bargaining at the higher education level, of a community of interests among faculty members and an adversarial relationship between faculty and administrators. In general, faculty members have doubts about the wisdom or legitimacy of collective bargaining. (TE)

The teaching of national languages in Zaire is examined, underscoring the lack of an adequate infrastructure for defining a global policy. It is suggested that such policymaking must involve the collaboration of decision makers, scholars, teachers, scientific organizations, publishers, and translators and must consider economics and existing…

Every presidency is a unique situation depending on the characteristics of the person in office, the campus, past and present public expectations of a college president, and many other factors, and not on power and influence. (MSE)

The author discusses performance versus theory, athletics versus physical education, and several other dichotomies in order to examine how they produce tension in the field of physical education, to state what is positive and negative about the tension, and to decide whether the tension is constructive or destructive. (MT)

Discusses mentoring relationships for women in engineering. Advice and guideline include: (1) advantages (meeting new people, making career decisions, development as an employee); (2) disadvantages (overdependence, ethical disagreements, personal involvement); and (3) finding and using mentors. (DH)

Discussion of the instructional development process from the subject matter experts' perspective explains how this process can be threatening and demotivating for them and how instructional developers can use interpersonal skills to overcome these problems. Topics covered include use of contracts, building a supportive climate, and active…