This essay is an attempt to view American higher education as a social system with a discernible structure and characteristic ways of functioning. Chapters 1, 2, and 3 describe the system as a whole, its units, and the functioning of the system in comparison with other systems of higher education. Chapters 4 and 5 deal with undergraduate…

The purpose of this study is to interpret the recent evolution of graduate education within the context of a larger, interdependent system. Graduate education is now in midpassage, suspended between the euphoria of the past and the uncertainties of the future. The essay's chapters attempt to illuminate the sources of past growth, and by…

This booklet is a guide to available financial aid for students majoring or minoring in journalism or communications. It is divided into two sections. Part one lists aid offered through schools and departments of journalism in United States colleges and universities, as well as by newspapers and professional societies. Entries are listed according…

This document reviews the status of graduate and professional education of women for 1974. The first section, a review of the literature, discusses background and current developments, the status of graduate education, reports concerning women in higher education, social factors and attitudes, institutional barriers, trends in specific…

Educational Programs for public administration were studied to develop guidelines for meeting the requirements of public service in the 1980s. The current state of education for public service is discussed along with a prospective view of the service over the next decade. Criteria for evaluating graduate programs are presented. (FOS)

This 3-year leadership development project was conducted to provide 18 selected vocational education teachers with an opportunity for graduate study in vocational education, research, and related areas, and to provide internship experiences in State and local educational systems, enabling participants to complete requirements for the degree,…

This report analyzes departmental variations in time to degree and attrition in Ph.D. programs at Berkeley. An alternative hypothesis, the Ph.D. production function, is examined by cross-section econometric analysis of 28 departments. The inputs included in the production function were student variables--quality and percent males; faculty…

Proceedings of a conference held to determine how Doctor of Arts programs could be put together and how their quality might be maintained are contained in this volume. The 19 papers presented include the Keynote Address, 6 papers related to the topic "Doctor of Arts in the Market Place," 5 papers concerned with "Doctor of Arts:…

The Graduate College at Stout State University is considering an option to the present A-F grading system called "Mastery Grading," based on a concept called "teaching for mastery." This involves carefully defining each course in terms of the specific competencies which the student is expected to develop as a result of…

The Graduate College at Stout State University commonly employs two criteria in deciding which applicants should be permitted to enroll for graduate degree programs: cumulative undergraduate grade-point average and experience. It was the purpose of this study to determine the effectiveness of these two criteria in predicting the likelihood of…

This brochure is the third edition of a publication designed to give brief information about educational opportunities in the United States for graduate studies in water resources. The 65 universities listed from 42 states are all members of the Universities Council on Water Resources. For each university, a brief description of the program is…

This bibliography on the improvement of teaching and learning in higher education was compiled from materials published by the Center for Research and Learning at the University of Michigan. Its 74 references are primarily documents and books published in the 1950's and 1960's, along with a few articles from educational journals. (AF)

This report abstracts 13 studies directly or indirectly concerned with the counseling of graduate students. They identify some of the problems graduate students face and suggest changes that could be made in graduate programs to alleviate student dissatisfaction. The studies deal with: the need for counseling, the stifling of creativity, foreign…

This document presents a description of the Minority Business Consulting Program, a graduate course at the University of Wisconsin Graduate School of Business. The report is presented for various audiences. It is presented as a working document for college instructors and administrators as a possible vehicle for a program in enterprise formation…

This study attempts to obtain an evaluation of the graduate training of the University of Georgia Ph.D. graduates along with a measure of how well they have done since graduating from the University. Information was obtained by means of a questionnaire to the Ph.D. graduates who received their degree from the University between 1966-70. This…