Business students involved in group presentations (n=28), industry research projects (n=44), and computer simulation (n=51) rated each method on 10 criteria: interest, novelty, motivation, effort, business relevance, major relevance, course relevance, course improvement, learning, and difficulty. Simulation scored highest on 6 of the 10 areas. (SK)

From 648 student records, final grades in 14 required core business courses and overall grade point averages were analyzed, controlling for academic aptitude. Accounting students outperformed business administration students across the spectrum of core courses. (SK)

Business librarians and faculty at Utah State University and the University of the West of England established exchange relationships. Faculty improved instruction in international business, librarians expanded library resources, and joint instructional and library collection projects were undertaken. (SK)

Discusses the nature, power, and limitations of four multivariate techniques: factor analysis, multiple analysis of variance, multiple regression, and multiple discriminant analysis. Shows how decision trees assist in interpreting results. (SK)

This special issue provides international comparisons of black seniors in South Africa, Ghana, Jamaica, Bermuda, and the United States, focusing on policy and program issues. The challenge is to ensure true equality of opportunity so that black seniors in the future will not be in the disadvantaged position of today. (Author)

Essential aspects of a linkage model for rural development and extension are an umbrella organization representing subcommunities and having overall coordination responsibility and program development committees. Principles include the following: development is about self-help; degree of community participation determines effectiveness; and…

As Irish farm households face difficulty remaining viable, the state-funded agricultural advisory service is beginning to charge for services and is suffering from a hiring freeze. Other rural development extension services are emerging and the role of traditional extension is being reevaluated. (SK)

Case studies from Dutch horticulture projects are used to evaluate the concepts of projects, planning, participation, and platforms. The artificiality of project boundaries and shortcomings of planning models and participatory approaches are addressed. Suggestions include choosing intervention boundaries that reflect reality in terms of time,…

Global restructuring trends in geopolitical, economic, cultural, social, environmental, and communications domains necessitate reordered priorities for higher agricultural education. Changes are needed in terms of target audience, content, institutional management, professionalization, and strategic planning. (SK)

Adoption of a learning-to-learn perspective in secondary agricultural education is affected by school policy, inservice training, and teachers' professional orientation. School management and policy must reflect the perspective that fostering the quality of students' independent learning is the central mission. School organizations should become…

Post-baccalaureate student teachers (n=130) in an agricultural certificate program were tested on technical knowledge and evaluated by cooperating teachers. Animal science and agricultural education majors scored significantly lower on plant and soil science than did other majors. Cooperating teachers perceived differences between major and…

A study assessed the usefulness and effectiveness of a self-instructional print module on multicultural behavior change in learners in trade apprenticeships. The module had a significant effect on learning and retention, a moderate effect on attitude. Similarly designed instruction could provide an avenue to fostering multicultural behavior…

Provides a model for career transition and predictable paths through that model. The phases are letting go of what is no more; the neutral zone which appears to be an unproductive time-out; and the new beginning, the fruit of the previous phases. (JOW)

Examines the quality of life issues that early retirees face. Outlines counseling techniques to address these issues. Describes the Creative Retirement Workshop that can be used in counseling early retirees. (Author/JOW)

Offers guidelines for being a consultant to family businesses' chief executive officers (CEOs). The consultant can make it easier for these CEOs to step down and complete an often painful but unavoidable transition. (Author/JOW)