Described is the process involved in the development of teaching objectives for a university graduate course in professional ethics, limited to the human service professions of education, business administration, social work, and the ministry. A model of the five-step process is presented, and a bibliography is provided. (JMD)

A model for implementing a Management by Objectives (MBO) system in the academic environment is presented and potential problems are explored. Some of the pitfalls discussed include: organizational climate, clarity of objectives, assumption that MBO concepts are readily understood, instant success syndrome, and economic reward myopia. (JMD)

Described is an experiment in motivating students of a freshmen composition class by employing some of the following techniques: a minimum of lecturing, small group discussions fostering cooperation rather than competition, student participation in choice of topics and activities, a minimum of coercion, and elimination of grades. (JMD)

In this author's experience, role playing, when thoughtfully and openly used, stimulates discussion, aids his philosophy students in realizing that complex issues are involved in life situations, and enables him to attain his goal of opening one new area of interest for each student, so that the student will continue to pursue that interest. (JMD)

A faculty-run, faculty-organized Office of Faculty Development at a medium-large state university beset by normal budgetary and enrollment problems is described. Programmatic requirements and pitfalls to be avoided are presented for this that views instructional improvement as its single goal. (JMD)

A study of 12 individual self-instructional programs comprising six types of media, used to supplement the learning of senior medical students taking elective family practice preceptorships in communities distant from the medical school, is described. These students showed a gain in knowledge from pretest to delayed retention test while a control…

Elementary education majors might be better able to guide children in self-directed learning if they are exposed to such an experience in their formal training. A reading methods course stressing self-directed learning is described and a bibliography is provided. (JMD)

Reported are some research findings that have stimulated interest in non-competitive learning, and a classroom experience in which concepts of non-competitive learning were implemented and tested. The evidence indicates that competitiveness tends to hamper the learning process, while a non-competitive situation reduces anxiety and increases…

Because teachers often do not use the small group mode, believing its academic performance is of poorer quality than that of individuals, a process has been developed that compares small group and individual performances. The procedure, which utilizes an objective test, group and individual responses, and teacher, self, and group evaluation, is…

Pressure for competency based teaching and the need for models of teacher effectiveness for teacher education prompted this research on the influences on cognitive and affective learning. The results indicate that teacher personality is an influence and that during the elementary years the affective domain is more important than the cognitive.…

In this essay the author questions the rationale and requirements for teacher preparation of elementary-secondary and college instructors, points out the disparity between the two, and calls for a teacher education system that recognizes that effective teaching occurs in the same way at both levels. (JMD)

A study of the structure of and requirements for membership on graduate school faculties shows considerable variation, especially between state and private institutions and between those offering only master's and both master's and doctoral work. Generally, private schools and those offering master's work have less stringent requirements. (JMD)

Although the average college freshman reads at a tenth grade level, reading instruction for college students is most often viewed as speed reading or remedial education. A new academic department of collegiate reading is proposed to specialize in reading, teaching it as an isolated subject matter. (JMD)

Six characteristics, including structure, rapport, the ability to be stimulating, and objective evaluation, are suggested as important for effective teaching. A program for personal development, designed to make the challenge of improving teaching a practical and rewarding experience, is proposed. (JMD)

Nine motivational principles with several old and new devices for implementation of each one in the classroom are suggested. The principles provided contain advice such as: allow each student to master basic skills before advancing; encourage students to place emphasis on self competition; and encourage class interaction. (JMD)