Examines full-time faculty in graduate departments of psychology in terms of tenure status, academic rank, and new appointments, and the relationships among these faculty characteristics. Presents data for various years and compares psychology faculty with science and engineering faculty. (Author/MJL)

Considers ways in which the effectiveness of teaching research competence to doctoral students might be enhanced by examining the psychological climate of the teaching-learning situation and exploring ways in which this environment may be made maximally conducive to learning. (Author/JM)

Presents data on women and minorities in the field of psychology in terms of representation, subfields, degree level, experience, licensure/certification, employment status, employment setting, income, and membership in graduate psychology faculty. Discusses continuing underrepresentation of minorities and pervasive subfield segregation and pay…

This article discusses the possible advantages of providing scholars with same-sex role models. Factors that may inhibit professional advancement in the case of cross-sex role models are described. (Author/EB)

A study of psychology department statistics in the United States from 1970 through 1980 revealed little change over a 10 year period in the number of undergraduate majors, graduate students, faculty, and secretaries. Statistics are broken down by region, institutional character and size, and type of graduate program. (Author/APM)