The study determined that a relationship exists between the role conception held by a nurse at the end of her first year of graduate practice in a bureaucratic environment and her participation in continuing learning activities. (Author/BP)

For nine years, the Educational Telephone Network (ETN) operated by the University of Wisconsin Extension has been used to meet the continuing education needs of private piano teachers in the state by the UWEX Music Department. The interactive aural communications system has over 100 listening locations throughout Wisconsin, with at least one in…

The proceedings of the First World Conference on Engineering Education focus on future directions, case studies, and unique high-impact programs. The report contains the following: (1) a list of summary statements on ideas, trends and observations; (2) summaries of the 16 sessions in which salient points are noted; and (3) the complete text of…

The opinions of 1300 foreign language teachers concerning what topics should be stressed at the next year's congress are reported from a questionnaire distributed at an international congress. Area studies, teaching literature, achievement measuring, reading, and error study headed the list, although age and school-level groups differed somewhat…

Abstracts based on documents from the UNESCO International Meeting on Post-graduate Qualifications of Mathematics and Physics Teachers, 1973, in Varna, Bulgaria, are presented in this newsletter. The following subjects are covered: (1) further education of teachers of mathematics and physics; (2) the system of raising the qualifications of…

The major goal of the inservice program described in this document was to develop, implement, and evaluate a training program designed to maximize the professional growth of inservice personnel, including all participants in each phase of planning. The services of a clinical instructor and a consultant were used. In the planning phase of the…

New Hampshire's Dartmouth College offers a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program as well as an associated Humanities Institute to elementary and secondary school teachers during the summers. The programs provide teachers with renewed involvement in their academic specialities, utilize interdisciplinary courses to broaden the scope of…

This study evaluated online searching performed on the National Library of Medicine system to identify implications for training and continuing education. Searchers were selected with formal and informal training, from three different types of organization, and with differing levels of experience. It was found that most searchers have clearly…

This study reports findings on existing continuing library education and explores the scope and function of continuing education programs offered to library personnel by national library associations. It also provides additional information to assist library associations in program development or modification and offers a resource to aid…

THE JUNIOR COLLEGE WHICH WOULD KEEP UP-TO-DATE WITH DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATION MUST PROVIDE A PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY FOR ITS STAFF. BECAUSE OF ITS ROLE IN OUR SOCIETY, THE JUNIOR COLLEGES MUST NOT BECOME DATED IN THE INFORMATION TO WHICH IT HAS ACCESS. THE PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY IS A MEANS OF PROVIDING NEW AND/OR CONTRASTING IDEAS, AND IT SERVES AS A…

Based on the responses of 40 library faculty members to a questionnaire exploring the area of professional development activities, seven policy recommendations on release time for professional development and research were developed by a task force. These recommendations urge (1) recognition by library faculty of developmental opportunities and…

This report outlines the Metropolitan Washington Library Council's 14-month program to develop and evaluate a continuing education curriculum designed to improve the managerial effectiveness of special librarians. Objectives included determining the management training needs of Washington area special librarians, developing a series of four…

PACEREPORT, established under terms of an ESEA Title III grant from the U. S. Office of Education to the Owensboro City Schools, Owensboro, Kentucky, is published to provide Title III project directors with a continuing source of news and information on educational innovation. This issue concentrates on 8 specific inservice case studies including…

A description is provided for a Corrosion and Corrosion Control course offered in the Continuing Engineering Education Program at the General Motors Institute (GMI). GMI is a small cooperative engineering school of approximately 2,000 students who alternate between six-week periods of academic study and six weeks of related work experience in…

The document focuses on Dr. Cyril O. Houle, professor at the University of Chicago, who has concentrated on the development of continuing career education. The introduction presents biographical notes on Houle's career and a listing of his published works. The first section offers notes (in French) from an interview between Houle, called on as a…