The document consists of statistical tables which characterize social work education in the United States in 1978. Data were supplied by all Council on Social Work Education accredited graduate programs and all but three undergraduate programs. Six sections comprise the document. Section I analyzes the regional distribution of 264 institutions,…

Two approaches for teaching empirical research methods to graduate students in political science courses are evaluated. Specific objectives of the evaluation, in addition to comparing relative teaching effectiveness of the two approaches, were to explore causal dynamics between the teaching environment, user satisfaction, and learning performance.…

Information on degrees, diplomas, and certificates awarded by Canadian universities during the calendar year 1975 is presented in this report. Table 1 provides historical data on bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees awarded over the last 12 years. Table 2 presents summary data by institution on the various levels of degrees, diplomas, and…

RATINGS OF THE LEADER'S INITIATION OF STRUCTURE AND CONSIDERATION WERE OBTAINED FROM 36 INTERCULTURAL DISCUSSION GROUPS OF ONE AMERICAN AND ONE INDIAN GRADUATE STUDENT PLUS AN AMERICAN LEADER. RATINGS OF GROUP ATMOSPHERE, ESTEEM FOR LEADER, AND LEADER EFFECTIVENESS WERE ALSO OBTAINED AFTER EACH GROUP COMPLETED AN INTERCULTURAL NEGOTIATION TASK AND…

The American College Testing Program (ACT) reports on a survey of 1,717 institutions in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and related territories. The institutions covered in this study include responding four-year and upper-division colleges, universities, and other baccalaureate degree-granting schools; graduate, professional, and theological schools; and…

A review of the current literature addresses the questions: What is the extent of placement difficulty or unemployment among the recent crops of Ph.D.'s? What are the causes and explanations given for whatever market imbalance exists?; What are the long-term employment market projections for Ph.D.'s?; and What employment-promoting steps can those…

Some 25 contributors share their expertise on various aspects of the administration of library education programs. Subjects covered include the history of library education; accreditation standards; goals and objectives; curriculum; faculty; student characteristics, admissions, training, and evaluation; governance, administration, and financial…

The teacher training program for teaching assistants (TA's) in the German department at the University of California at Berkeley is described in this paper. Problems common to both university and department are examined. The training program at the university is outlined in several areas including: (1) use of demonstration films, (2) class visits,…

A set of tests that might be reasonably used as provisional criterion measures in research on scientific thinking, particularly creative thinking, were developed and an assessment was made of the suitability of these tests as criterion variables from the standpoint of their psychometric properties. The Tests of Scientific Thinking are performance…

Tables detail fall 1983 higher education enrollment by type and control of institutions, by student level, and by state. Included are students enrolled in specialized institutions and new institutions not yet classified. (MLW)

Background: Online learning community based education is still new. As institutions implement new programs they can encounter learner satisfaction issues. Purpose: To investigate learner unhappiness during the second semester of a new online doctoral program and develop a substantive grounded theory concerning its cause(s). Setting: The Doctorado…

This study examined the use of mini-lessons in a less common language as a pedagogical tool to demonstrate different language learning theories, concepts, and methods, thus increasing students' knowledge base and changing their beliefs about language learning. The study involved students from a Master's Degree TESOL program enrolled in a course on…

Though technology has played an increasingly significant role in all types of classrooms, the actual use of technologies has not caught up with the increased availability of hardware and software. Building community in an assistive course, can make full use of advanced technologies and create a student-centred learning environment to meet each…

Few studies have compared the educational experiences and outcomes of students attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) to those of students attending traditionally white institutions. This study consists of three analyses that contain some justification for the continued existence of HBCUs, threatened by court decisions that…

Part of the transition process for students in educational leadership programs is mastery of the scholarly writing process. To address this need, the faculty of a southwestern university designed a scholarly writing project for incoming doctoral students. This paper presents the results of a study of student responses to the critiquing process…