ACES sponsored a national survey of state supervisors of guidance and counselor education institutions and of nontraditional institutions offering graduate degrees in guidance and counseling in order to secure information regarding (a) licensure; (b) the use of a competency-based approach; (c) manpower needs; and (d) the program characteristics of…

Research demonstrated that competency development of senior pharmacy students could be quantified by a series of examinations, which showed that in the last professional year student performance and ability with pharmacy information and knowledge approached and eventually equalled that of registered pharmacists. (JT)

This article consists of a survey designed to determine language teachers' attitudes and assumptions concerning foreign language learning and teaching. (CLK)

Suggests that caution should be used by college level history teachers in employing nontraditional teaching methods. Suggests that a topical approach involving lecture and discussion can increase student interest and nurture that interest with personalized instruction. (Author/DB)

To examine the potential role of community social work in developing countries and the extent to which social workers in those countries are prepared, data from 22 schools of social work and 43 social work courses were analyzed. The authors emphasize that more community work teaching is needed. (MF)

Differences between accreditation and institutional self-evaluation flow less from particular procedures employed than from the fact that different people make judgements in each of these forms of assessment, and their differing perspectives reveal opposing values. The conflict in values highlights some basic questions about the future of…

An examination of the career education movement, its social interaction and work theories, and its jargon is needed. The author cites a number of authors' statements on career education, and poses ethical as well as practical questions about it. (MF)

Describes the chronological development and data collection processes used in evaluating two construct lesson plan courses concurrently offered by the American College, and comments on an earlier published article by Danny G. Langdon. (Author/JEG)

Educational technologists have moved from a unique concern with the how-to-do-its of behavioral change to the inclusion of what to teach, based on measurable objectives. The formal consideration of why can be seen as possibly having several layers, including considerations of results, both within and external to, an organizational context. (VT)

Discusses challenges faced by practitioners working with CBI and suggests ways ADCIS could further its efforts in three areas: (1) defining significant educational and training problems, (2) finding creative and logically superior solutions to the selected problems, and (3) comparing the outcomes of alternative solutions in a valid and persuasive…

Takes a critical look at the Assessment of Performance Unit's proposals for monitoring attainment in mathematics. (Editor)

The problem of measuring efficiency in higher education is of increasing importance due to changes in socioeconomic conditions and rising enrollment rates. Problems of definition are discussed that occur in comparative studies of efficiency. Illustrations are drawn from formulations of the problem in several countries with different socioeconomic…

The characteristics of medical schools that predict their ratings are associated with basic science and clinical research performance: faculty productivity, eminence of the leading members of the faculty, and resources available for research. (Author/AM)

Advocates easily understood and equitable methods of distributing faculty workload and including on evaluation profiles only those items that are related to the workload, to improve faculty performance and assure educational quality. (TP)

Decisions about the assessment of courses in higher education directly influence the structure of the curriculum. Tables and diagrams based on educational theory can help incorporate instructional and expressive objectives into assessment and curriculum design. For journal availability, see SO 506 593. (Author/AV)