Three surveys to assess both the expressed needs of university teachers for teaching improvement and the means of effecting such improvement are presented. Teachers in Canadian faculties of education were the primary focus of the surveys. Respondents asked for improvement in discussion techniques and group work. (Author/MLW)

Survey data from 165 students entering three Canadian MBA programs were examined for relationships between personal characteristics and importance of program attributes to the students. Strongest program attributes were teaching by case method and social life. Strongest student characteristics were student's age and native language. (MSE)

A study indicates that business schools currently produce individuals with ego-centered rather than society- or other-centered values. It is questioned whether business schools produce the kind of manager needed most in the future. (Author/MSE)

A survey of citations made and publications cited by all Canadian university economists in 1975 show that the top decile of individuals received 72 percent of all citations and 50 percent received none. Age profiles of citations, self-citation propensities, and journals of publication are analyzed from a sub-sample. (MSE)

A survey of 1976-78 graduates shows almost three-quarters in the labor force, with average salaries of $14,610 (men) and $12,020 (women). Unemployment rates were 9.8 percent (men) and 6.1 percent (women), higher for 1978 graduates. Over 40 percent pursued further training. Program implications are discussed. (MSE)

Lessons learned from the French experience in integrating continuing education into the universities include these: politically and ideologically, adult and continuing education are different and must be treated thus; autonomy is necessary; the university has no monopoly; and marginalization of adult education is a hazard of this approach. (MSE)

A study shows that teacher organization of classroom work, positive reinforcement of student response, and time spent in discussion, praising student behavior, and waiting for answers influence student evaluation of teacher effectiveness. (MSE)

A survey of 394 Ontario (Canada) community college faculty found that 34% were involved in paid consulting arrangements in at least one project during a specified one-year period. Variation occurred by academic division and gender. Basic questions about this phenomenon are raised, and further research is recommended. (Author/MSE)

Conceptual, methodological, and ideological issues in college student attrition in the United States and Canada are discussed; and policy implications of attrition research are examined. It is argued that research in the United States has focused on those who have already demonstrated capacity for success, but greater emphasis on equality of…

A survey of 24 Canadian community college governing board members investigated whether and to what extent college presidents make a difference in institutional functioning. The president's impact was seen in public and government perceptions of the college, institutional decision making, preservation of college philosophy, and communication of…

It is suggested that Canadian social work education for aboriginal students facilitates their assimilation into a mainstream culture and profession and that a social work curriculum that promotes recognition and accommodation of aboriginal perspectives is preferable. Interface teaching is proposed as useful for nonaboriginal educators to deal with…

Effectiveness of methods used to increase access to higher education is investigated in the policies and practices of evening credit programs in seven Canadian universities. In particular, two approaches to internal program organization and administration are examined. Suggestions are made for further research and policies promoting part-time…

Salaries and promotion patterns in the social sciences faculty at a large Canadian university were examined for evidence of gender discrimination. No patterns of discrimination in promotion were found, and women were not more underrepresented in higher-salaried departments. Male and female faculty similar on salary-relevant variables were found to…

Postsecondary education needs to (1) provide "equity tools" to disabled students to enable access to computing technology; (2) provide appropriate education and support; (3) educate human services students in the roles and processes of computing technologies; and (4) research and disseminate information on use of equity tools. (Author/MSE)

A study of the employment experiences of recent education graduates of the University of Alberta (Canada) suggested that teaching jobs were in short supply. Only 62 percent found full-time employment, although 86 percent sought teaching jobs. Job location, age, and extent of job search emerged as important influences on employment status.…