If the only way to attract librarians to a specialized field is by organizing a prestige-type internship program, the quality of library education will not improve. (14 references) (Author/AB)

A study conducted to determine some characteristics of registered nurses in Kentucky who viewed or had heard of the PANMED program television series in nursing and their perceptions of the series. Charts, statistics, references. (Author/RB)

Participative management is not the abdicating of responsibility by top management and allowing staff members to do whatever they wish; rather it forces decisions down to the level best suited to determine them by virtue of availability of relevant information and the effect of the decision on the operation. (21 references) (Author/NH).

Executive Orders 10800 (1959) and 11315 (1966) on employee career development were followed in 1967 by Presidential Task Force recommendations calling for liberalized opportunities for Federal employee education and for new types of academic programs. Seventeen references. (LY)

The study measured post exposure attitude differences toward a series of continuing education programs for registered pharmacists. Analysis of variance revealed that hospital pharmacists held more negative general attitudes toward the series than community pharmacists. Graduation date (year since pharmacy school) showed no relationship to…

In the opinion of the librarians sampled, continuing education is a nationwide problem for which a cooperative nationwide plan based on the best thinking and planning of a national assembly of all relevant groups is the best solution. (Author/NH)

Paper presented at the Council of Academic Societies Conference, Washington, D.C., October 2-5, 1968.

The author describes a conference on exploring some educational methods that have proved effective in other fields and at other levels of medical education to see if they have application to continuing medical education. (SSH)

Discusses the types of programs needed to train adult professionals in a second language. Describes two model programs, one in the United States and one in France. (EKN)

A public relations practitioner reports enthusiastically on his return to the campus for an "intellectually-broadening" public relations symposium. He summarizes critical social and economic issues addressed by distinguished scholars and experienced practitioners. For journal availability, see CS 705 902. (PD)

This study compares the scores optometrists obtained on a pharmacology examination with years since licensure and type of continuing education participation preceding the examination. Recent licensees scored better than those licensed before 1953. Continuing education activity also promoted better scores. (CT)

The continuing education program at Texas A&M offers short courses and seminars for engineers interested in updating their education. (BB)

Proposes that educational resource departments within academic health centers become integrally involved as a primary party in the presentation of continuing education materials to health practitioners. (FM)

Examines the objectives, instructional methods, and evaluation criteria of quality continuing education for teachers. Discusses the pros and cons of reward systems that encourage teacher participation and examines special problems such as assignment of credit and the lack of external program evaluation. Provides suggestions for improvement and a…