Provides results from a survey, designed to assess the quality of graduate faculties and programs in the field, of faculty members in departments of educational administration. Data concerning the relative quality of graduate departments of educational administration in the United States are presented. (Author/JH)

Reviews basic issues confronting current training programs and offers an analysis of their strengths, weaknesses, and limitations. (JM)

More than half of the sociology graduate students at the University of Minnesota are pursuing applied training. Major features of the program are reviewed, responses by students and faculty are examined, measures of success are discussed, and problems that need to be resolved are explored. (Author/RM)

Presents an evaluation pf a training model that introduces graduate students from the professions of clinical psychology, education, physical therapy, and social work to interdisciplinary practice. Results indicate that, when compared with a control group, students who participated in the training model exhibited significant differences in…

Presents two interrelated stories: one concerning the author's struggles to become an effective teacher of psychology, and the second about the University of New Hampshire's graduate program in psychology and its emphasis on research and teaching. The program's two-semester Seminar and Practicum in the Teaching of Psychology is detailed, and data…

Offers guidelines that specify the kinds of information that will assist faculties in identifying and rectifying problems in their graduate programs. Directs attention to eight areas: department goals; graduate admissions; retention and attrition of students; financial support for students; preparing students for careers within and outside the…

Describes the author's experiences in the evaluation training program at Northwestern University (1978-1980) in a postdoctoral fellowship in methodology and evaluation research. Also discusses the value of the friendships and professional relationships formed at that time. (SLD)

A study was conducted to determine effective methods of evaluation for assessing the adequacy of teacher preparation provided by the graduate programs of Washburn University (Kansas). Data were received from the graduates relating to the adequacy and quality of the teachers' preparation as viewed from their perception as professionals on the job.…

A follow-up study determined the adequacy of preparation provided by Washburn University's (Kansas) graduate programs as perceived by graduates of the programs. A total of 34 graduates from the summer of 1984 through the summer of 1985 answered questionnaires on their opinions about graduate programs in Administration, Curriculum and Instruction,…

The purpose of this paper is to examine the differences in two delivery systems of instruction for graduate business programs. (Editor)

Reduced funding for educational programs indicated that a thorough review should be made of the Advanced Academic Degree (AAD) validation process. This reduction in funding necessitates more effective management of the AAD program in the logistics career areas to insure that officers in these career areas require those skills learned through these…

This internship study was designed to relate all Model Training Project (MTP) student responses, as well as responses from the 1972-3 non-MTP (Faculty of Educational Development) Research Associates on a fifty-item internship questionnaire. Coursework completed prior to internship experience improved the competence of interns. Generally, adequate…

A method is described for ranking college chemical engineering departments in terms of a productivity index. Twenty-four departments are ranked. The results for 1976 and 1977 are compared. (BB)