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Bottoms, Gene; And Others – 1977
Current delivery systems for vocational education and their implications for the future is the topic of presentations included in this report of an EPDA (Educational Professions Development Act) leadership development seminar. Major contents are an evaluation summary, texts of the three major speeches, and outlines of afternoon interaction…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Bilingual Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Conference Reports
Allen, Don Cameron – 1968
A study of the Ph.D., financed by the Danforth Foundation and conducted by the Modern Language Association's Advisory Committee for the Ph.D., is based on responses to 3,623 questionnaires sent to department chairmen, directors of graduate study, graduate teachers, and recent recipients of the Ph.D. in English and American literature. Two chapters…
Descriptors: Careers, College Faculty, Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic)
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1974
Research projects that have been carried out at Educational Testing Service during the period July 1, 1973 through June 30, 1974 are summarized. The summaries are classified as research on: human development, learning and cognition, personality, social behavior, early and primary education, secondary education, higher education, graduate and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Cognitive Processes, Computer Science
Wise, Arthur E. – 1973
The Training Program for Urban School Research and Evaluation Personnel was a highly selective program for preparing partially-trained students for research work in urban education. The University of Chicago held a proposal competition for students in the Department of Education and related departments. From among those submitting research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Educational Programs
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Lipschutz, Susan S. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1993
A framework is offered for institutions to use in identifying and overcoming obstacles to graduate student progress and retention. Seven aspects of graduate education that would have to be altered to reduce student frustration are examined: admissions, graduate curriculum, advising/mentoring, monitoring progress, financial support, institutional…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Administrative Policy, College Admission
Thousand, Jacqueline – 1996
This final report describes a project that prepared 28 integration/support facilitators to work with school district personnel to plan and implement systems change to result in integrated service models for learners with moderate and severe disabilities within their local home schools. The project offered a 30 to 36 credit hour post-Master's…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Planning
Glazer, Judith S. – 1986
Research on the development of the master's degree in the United States and its growth in the postwar technological era are reviewed within the context of tradition, diversity, and change. Research on structure and organization, curricular reform, quality control, and innovation is synthesized, and suggestions for future research are offered. The…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Programs, Degree Requirements, Educational Change
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The quality of doctoral-level biochemistry (N=139), botany (N=83), cellular/molecular biology (N=89), microbiology (N=134), physiology (N=101), and zoology (N=70) programs at United States universities was assessed, using 16 measures. These measures focused on variables related to: (1) program size; (2) characteristics of graduates; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Botany
House, Peggy A. – 1977
The Minnesota Gifted Education Master's Program (MGEMP), a project of the Minnesota State Department of Education, is designed to train elementary and secondary teachers for gifted education. The MGEMP had three specific objectives: (1) to teach candidates techniques for educating both achieving and underachieving gifted students; (2) to give…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Achievement Gains, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Evaluation
Peters, Donald L.; Liben, Lynn S. – 1979
The Pre-Doctoral Preparation for Applied Interdisciplinary Research project at the Pennsylvania State University is described. Project goals were to: (1) develop a training model for the preparation of interdisciplinary, applied researchers in the field of services for young handicapped children and their families; and (2) train a cadre of five…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, Demonstration Programs, Doctoral Programs
Webster, David S. – 1979
Evaluation methods for master's degree programs should be substantially different from those currently used for doctoral degree programs. Three current methods, that of Beverley Hurlbert, that of Jack Gourman, and that using departmental reputations as the major criterion, are insufficient. Elements that should be included in the evaluation are…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Departments, Educational Facilities
BERELSON, BERNARD – 1960
A BRIEF INTRODUCTORY HISTORY OF GRADUATE STUDY IS FOLLOWED BY AN ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT STATE OF GRADUATE EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. PURPOSES OF GRADUATE STUDY, INSTITUTIONS, STUDENTS, AND PROGRAMS ARE EXAMINED. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE TEACHER SUPPLY AND DEMAND, INSTITUTIONAL GROWTH AND DECENTRALIZATION, AND STUDENT'S PREPARATION AND BACKGROUND.…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations
Garvin, Patty, Ed. – 2003
This collection of papers describes the process of creating a standards-based teacher education program through strong collaboration among arts and science, education, and P-12 faculty members and administrators. The Standards-based Teacher Education Project (STEP) was designed to help teacher education programs ensure that their graduates know…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Goldsmith, Sharon S.; Presley, Jennifer B. – 1999
This report results from an evaluation of the National Research Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship program. The study sought to determine: (1) whether NSF fellows show evidence of more timely degree completion and early career success; (2) whether graduate fellows and minority graduate fellows experience similar education and career…
Descriptors: Awards, Education Work Relationship, Educational Research, Fellowships
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1995
This report provides statewide analyses of graduate programs in education, library and information sciences, and of programs at all levels in law and legal studies in Illinois, preparatory to the public universities' review of these programs during 1995-96. Based on the Priorities, Quality, and Productivity (PQP) initiative undertaken by the…
Descriptors: College Programs, Degrees (Academic), Educational Attainment, Educational Demand
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