The correlates of average departmental annual research journal publication rates of faculty were examined in three disciplines: chemistry, history, and psychology. Variables studied included factual information about each department, faculty perceptions and ratings, and graduate students' perceptions and ratings. (Author/MLW)

The book "A Passion For Excellence," can stimulate the minds of student leaders. The relationships good leaders have with the members of their organization are discussed including: educating, sponsoring, coaching, counseling, and confronting. Face-to-face leadership and increasing leadership effectiveness are described. (MLW)

Continued deterioration of higher education facilities places in serious jeopardy the vitality of the higher education enterprise. National economic competitiveness and leadership in scientific and technological advancement are hampered by the capital facilities problem. (MLW)

The City University of New York Graduate School's professional program in translation combines high-level, specialized language learning in French, German, and Spanish with related graduate work in such disciplines as international affairs, finance, banking, jurisprudence, literature, and computer science. (CB)

Using data on approximately 2,000 students drawn from three talent searches conducted by the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth, this study investigated the relationship of possible sex differences in science achievement to sex differences in mathematical reasoning ability. (BS)

University students (N=169) rated their preferences for counselor gender for nine client concerns and completed a sex role inventory and a demographic questionnaire. Most who expressed a preference for counselor gender preferred male counselors for concerns other than sexual issues, particularly for vocational/academic and social/interpersonal…

A significant number of Black graduate students enrolled at the University of Florida in 1982 had higher grades than White students who had performed better than they on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). This suggests that the GRE is insensitive to the factors that affect Blacks' academic performance. (KH)

Describes the Clinton (MA) secondary school program in plastics technology, which involves (1) mostly 10th graders in a combination classroom-hands-on-activities laboratory program, and (2) 11th and 12th graders in laboratory research/ shadowing/job performance program. Also describes actual laboratory projects, program graduate job placement, and…

A study of preservice MPA (Masters of Public Administration) students is explored. An analytical framework summarizing the preservice/mid-careerist interaction process is offered to provide a preliminary mapping of the MPA educational experience. The study concludes by delineating the implications of the findings for MPA instructional and program…

The decline in minority graduate enrollments, its implications for minority employment in academe, and institutional and foundation efforts to break the cycle through fellowships, student recruitment, and retention programs are discussed. (MSE)

Industry-supported university-based research projects are increasing and are to be encouraged; however, policies should be carefully considered, especially those concerning conflicts of interest and commitment, and communication should continue to be improved. (MSE)

Twenty percent of the nation's special education teachers preparation programs were examined to determine the extent of required research training. Results indicated that 80 percent of the surveyed undergraduate programs offer no courses devoted to research issues, while 65 percent of the graduate programs offered no or few courses. (Author/CB)

Analyzes role of faculty in schools of library and information science by reviewing the historical record to demonstrate changing faculty mandate in relation to research, public policy development, and teaching. Discussion covers library school faculty's qualifications, teaching modes, attitudes, and fight to gain acceptance of research in library…

Tables showing college and university enrollments from 1970, 1975, and 1980, and projected enrollments for 1985-93, are presented. Enrollments are shown for public and private institutions, four-year and two-year institutions, undergraduate and graduate, male and female, and full-time and part-time students. (MLW)

A paper written by a lawyer with a distinguished career in teaching and administration is presented posthumously. It discusses conflicts arising in faculty group and individual self-governance within the law school and addresses such issues as curriculum, teaching loads, tenure, consulting, scholarship, work attitudes, and student-faculty…