Many teaching improvement programs proceed with only minimal student participation, but students can make important contributions at each stage of program development--from assessing the changes needed to evaluating the results.

The organization and procedures of universities make it tempting to try to avoid contemporary challenges to graduate education. Much of the malaise in current graduate education results from a focus on the decline in resources, in the availability of conventional careers for graduates, and in the availability of talented students. (Author/MLW)