There are available nursing research project grants, special fellowships in nursing research, and nurse scientist graduate training grants. Research awards have been made to support clinical research studies in various medical specialties as well as studies of patient care systems and health care technologies, including the organizational…

This publication contains an annotated bibliography of materials (books, articles, reviews and others), published and unpublished, that make a contribution to the expanding literature on graduate education. The content of the document includes only those materials collected between August 15, 1972 and December 31, 1972. The citations are presented…

This study aims to a) assess the experience of recent Ph.D. recipients, b) explore the origins and uses of some financial and non-financial resources, and c) examine the perceptions and use by graduates of the research efforts within the University of Michigan. The students' relationship to research was assessed by awareness of research projects,…

This informal, interim directory has been prepared to meet the needs of graduate programs, students, and relevant agencies concerned with training resources and professional employment. It lists college and university departments in the United States and Canada currently known to offer graduate training in rural sociology. Each program is…

Describes the Open Access Study Plan, which has been developed in response to fundamental inequalities in educational opportunity among educators in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada. (Author/IRT)

Institutions of higher education in the United States which have a graduate degree program with emphasis or concentration in athletic administration or sport management are identified. Information on admission criteria, program competencies, credit hour requirements, student aid, and specialty options is provided. (MJB)

A case is made against the use of the lecture method in graduate courses, and several alternative interactive techniques are described. (KP)

This study compiled a listing of 747 theses and dissertations completed in home economics during 1986 in the United States. The largest number of titles was reported in nutrition; family relations ranked second. Information about graduate research is summarized through presentation of institutional totals. A 34-page list of titles is included.…

Offers suggestions for promoting enrollment in upper division sociology courses. Targeting the distribution of flyers which describe the courses to relevant department heads and faculty advisors is the main strategy used. (JDH)

The professor of a graduate gifted education course invited three high school football coaches for a panel on motivation techniques. The techniques included sermons, appeals, rise of emotion, attention-getting devices, intimidation, and competition. (MC)

Multidisciplinary education attempts to produce individuals with new capacities to address the problems of an increasingly interconnected world. Although these programs are often exciting, descriptions of optimal design and measures of success are few. Emerging evaluation results from one multidisciplinary graduate training program provide…

This study investigated the effectiveness of an approach to teaching an advanced research class by comparing test scores of male and female students on a test of research fundamentals before and after the course. Four classes, between 2001 and 2003, all taught by the same instructor, incorporated article critiques (based on an instrument from V.…

Although the application and acceptance of qualitative research have increased over the last decade, there is little empirical information about how one should learn qualitative methods. This paper describes a reflective strategy for learning the methods of qualitative research that draws on experience in a graduate qualitative methods course and…

This report presents detailed statistical trends of doctorate awards in science and engineering (S&E). The data were collected by the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) and identify field and recipient characteristics, institutions awarding doctorates, and post graduation plans of recipients. Contents include: (1) General Notes; (2) Detailed…