Discusses the rationale, structure, and experiences of a graduate sociology seminar in bibliographical methods for document research. (CWM)

The University of Tennessee trains its graduate students to become composition teachers by requiring them to assist composition instructors with the teaching of their classes, to grade papers, to confer with students, to compute final averages, and to plan daily classes. The graduate assistant is also allowed in the course of a year to work…

Describes community assessment component of four-part training model designed to prepare doctoral students to carry out mental health promotion projects in rural settings. Incorporates windshield survey, ratings of community impressions, archival data, community leadership analysis, key informant interviews, person along-the-street interviews,…

Two cross-cultural workshops are outlined and discussed, one designed for graduate students in a training program for teachers of English as a second language and one for public school teachers and administrators. Activities used in each workshop and the rationale for their selection are described in detail. Each workshop included a combination of…