The transcript of a workshop on doctoral education, this monograph is intended as an idea generator for those who teach doctoral students in marketing. Among the topics considered are the future of the Ph.D. in marketing, the ideal Ph.D. curriculum, the question of whether or not Ph.D. research can be more substantive, teaching Ph.D.'s to teach,…

The benefits of faculty development centers in southern universities are discussed primarily through the use of case histories. Particular services selected for inclusion in an ideal instruction center include: grants or financial assistance; released time; professional advice; technical specialists, assistants, equipment; secretarial help;…

Described in detail in this partly promotional, partly informational publication are the history of campus planning, new master plan, and new capital programs of this Seventh Day Adventist institution. Numerous maps, photographs, and tables of financial and statistical data illustrate the plan. (MSE)

Under P.L. 93-647 major changes in the child support enforcement system were mandated. The law became Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act; thus, the child support enforcement program is commonly referred to as the IV-D program. This comprehensive measure brought into existence a major federal agency to correct the problem of desertion…

State legislation on libraries in Ohio is presented in this report. An introductory chapter covers some of the major characteristics and provisions of these laws, in historical perspective and in the current state of public library organization, tax support, and financing. Federal library laws are reviewed, as is the role of the state library, and…

A summary of the third International Conference on Adult Education (Tokyo) by UNESCO, the book examines adult education trends of the last decade, functions of adult education as related to lifelong education, and formulation of adult education policies in the context of national education plans. During the 12-year period between conferences,…

A group representing United States higher education, Federal Government, foundations, and professional agencies and associations met to discuss the issue of the impact that undergraduate foreign students and United States postsecondary education have on each other. The meeting was organized around three prepared papers. The papers dealt with the…

Thirty-one Minnesota public libraries were studied to determine the best use of state funds to promote library development. The overall objective of this study was to determine the most effective organizational structure, appropriate standards of operation, and a program of financial support for public libraries in Minnesota. An analysis was made…

This study is considered to represent an attempt to examine conditions which inhibit the education of many minority group college students, by pursuing three specific objectives. They are: (1) to identify common indicators of the lack of self-discipline among minority group college students and analyze them in terms of their nature and magnitude;…

The bill is designed to amend the Public Health Service Act in order to revise and extend the programs of assistance under Title VII for training in the health and allied health professions, and to revise the National Health Service Corps scholarship training program. The bill details the exact additions and deletions to be made in the original…

Ranging from information on the percentage of college students living at home to a composite picture of a typical faculty member, the following articles and charts, reprinted from "American Education," November 1972 through December 1973, illustrate the nation's increased effort in education from preschool through graduate school. This rapid rise…

This report is a collection of abstracts describing the salient features of 20 adoption programs for children and infants of black and biracial background and attempts to delineate those program features which appear to be associated with effectiveness. Information on each program was collected by means of an unstructured interview with…

Designed to provide the student of outdoor education with a synthesis of current literature in the field, this collection presents 26 articles which range from administrative to practical applications of outdoor education theory and philosophy. Articles include discussions of: (1) the philosophy of outdoor education; (2) a London school and its…

During the last decade the growth in part-time enrollment of Canadian universities has been greater than growth in full-time enrollment, and the trend is expected to accelerate. Focusing on the dropout, a phenomenon of major concern in part-time university education, survey was made of all new students registered in the Mature Students Qualifying…

Besides their primary mission of providing education to the students of North Dakota, the 11 colleges and universities in the state represent an important "industry" which generates substantial income to the businesses and people of the state. Total college-related spending in North Dakota was $76 million during the 1973-1974 school…