Addresses the consumer's need for more information by describing a framework for integrating test data when it applies to minority children and their families. The progression to nonbiased assessment includes legal decisions and guidelines, further training and education for professionals who test, and greater awareness of issues for all consumers…

Women face technological issues in information professions: work is changing rapidly as technological changes are introduced; women need to be willing to make positive contribution to technological development; women need to use continuing-education experiences that can assist in developing knowledge and strategies they need to respond to change.…

Data from studies of physicians learning through interaction with colleagues are reviewed. Examines time physicians spend in collegial interaction, formal consultation, age and specialty differences in collegial interaction, practice-setting differences related to collegial interaction, and the educational-influential physician. (CT)

A questionnaire was distributed to teachers in a northeastern urban school system to ascertain the availability and usefulness to them of 10 continuing education activities. A Spearman correlation coefficient was computed. The resultant negative correlation between availability and usefulness indicates that the most useful activities tended to be…

Describes the extension of engineering education in the Netherlands after World War II, focusing on a new phenomenon at the Universities of Technology in the Netherlands, namely, the "Transfer Points" and the help given to new entrepreneurs. Postacademic education in engineering, practical training in industry, and funding are also…

This article surveys questions concerning the need for education and training of qualified information professionals in developing countries. Highlights include concept of development and information, search of relevance, settings (continuing education, library schools, education abroad), implementation (contents, faculty, facilities, and…

Reviews continuing professional educational requirements for Alberta teachers as outlined in proposed and existing policies. Discusses current state of the art in continuing professional education for teachers and considers actions to provide a more solid basis for continuing professional education in Alberta in the future. (NEC)

Issues relating to identifying pathways whereby pharmacy practioners can obtain additional training and experience leading to an advanced professional degree or certificate are identified. A scheme for assessing the prior learning of external degree or certificate candidates is suggested. (MLW)

Changes in society due to technological advancement have placed a burden on educational systems to prepare individuals to deal with the future. Academic administrators must be properly and continually trained in order to provide leadership for their institutions. (DF)

Because participation in continuing education is usually voluntary, it is essential that organizers of continuing education understand the patterns of participation among their prospective clientele. General practitioners in New Zealand were surveyed on their participation in continuing medical education. (Author/MLW)

Describes a collaborative model for continuing education of nurses and its implications for staff development. Reviews the historical development of the committee's efforts which resulted in this model, the process of collaborative programming, the pooling of resources, the sharing of problems encountered, major outcomes and benefits of…

The feasibility of a satellite becoming the hub of a continuing education network serving doctors, engineers, and other professionals across the U. S. is examined. The concept for the project is the work of the Public Service Satellite Consortium (PSSC). (LBH)

The University of Wisconsin's Extension Services in Pharmacy conducted a study that tended to substantiate the assumption that nonpracticing pharmacists generally become isolated from their profession and need specialized continuing education offerings. Such continuing education courses are effective in regaining levels of knowledge. (LBH)

Executive coaching is an increasingly popular means of accelerating professional growth and enhancing managerial performance. Unlike most other training and development options, coaching is completely personalized and private. This guide offers practical suggestions and tips to aid in understanding the nature of a coaching engagement and in…

In order to chart a course for the future development of professional librarians, the American Library Association (ALA) sponsored a Congress on Professional Education in 1999 to examine critical issues related to graduate education. Issues centered around university education generally, library and information studies (LIS) education…