Describes a two-day selection process implemented by a counselor education department for screening doctoral applicants. Discusses assessment of each applicant in four areas: counseling skills, interpersonal effectiveness, level of professional knowledge, and credentials. (Author/ABB)

Describes the organization of degree programs by phases. Discusses the prospects of students in research and employment in fields related to biochemistry in Belgium and the Netherlands. (CW)

The status of doctoral programs in western Europe is reviewed by country; initiatives taken by some countries to improve doctoral education are examined; and the establishment of international, interinstitutional doctoral programs is proposed. (MSE)

Compares the aims, structure, and methods of postgraduate training in Britain, Canada, and the United States and discusses common problems confronting students. Makes suggestions for smoothing the abrupt transition from undergraduate to postgraduate life in Britain so that degree completion rates will improve without sacrificing the quality of…

This examination of the literature on doctoral programs, dissertations, and graduates in library and information science identifies trends in the establishment and development of these programs, as well as overriding themes in the literature during three time periods based on the publication of the landmark Danton report in 1959. (CLB)

Discusses these issues in life style and career development in counselor education at Pennsylvania State University: curriculum; structure of instruction; encouragement for life style and career development content area; student reactions to content; and application of content in supervised experience. Refers to the Council for the Accreditation…

The authors discuss the two doctoral degrees in nursing --the professional doctor of nursing science and the research doctor of philosophy--and argue that nursing must differentiate more clearly between the two. Topics covered include the history of doctoral education, program goals, and a plan to develop distinctions between the two. (CH)

Describes a study conducted to (1) determine the types of careers available to graduates of family and child development programs, particularly at the master's and doctoral levels, and (2) provide information regarding the graduates' specific placement in the labor force. (CT)

A survey of business school directors and department administrators attempted to (1) determine the orientation of doctoral programs toward researcher/teacher training, (2) assess the desires of administrators who hire doctoral business graduates in terms of researcher/teacher training, and (3) compare the reality with the desired reality. (CH)

A study is reported of the use of simulations as a method of assessing pharmacy doctoral candidates' efficiency of information retrieval, recognition of therapeutic incompatibilities, recommendation of alternatives, communication skills, familiarity with drug information resources, and apparent knowledge base. (MSE)

Effectiveness of clinical pharmacy services is discussed through an analysis of the literature, an analysis of the funding of grant applications by the National Center for Health Services Research, and a review of the research component of doctoral programs in pharmacy. (MSE)

Discussion of the importance of research in library education highlights library schools as producers of research; quality and amount of faculty output; factors affecting faculty research activity; student research output (particularly that of doctoral students); schools as research educators; and schools, research, and the profession. Forty-one…

One medical school faculty's views of training requirements for the PharmD degree include (1) strong support of a two-degree system with a minimum two-year doctoral program, and training in research and physical assessment, and (2) rejection of proposed methods to facilitate practicing pharmacists' acquisition of the degree and training sites…

Considers aspects of good masters and doctoral programs in creative writing and suggests ways in which to integrate creative writing with literature programs. (CRH)

Reports on how the evaluation of creative work by faculty members in broadcasting and film is carried out in the 20 institutions rated as having the leading doctoral programs in mass communication. (PD)