Discusses a case study in the learning and teaching of Zulu as an additional language. It involved the organic development of a mutually supportive relationship between two lecturers from separate disciplines who assumed multiple identities in order to more effectively collaborate in the revision and development of two graduate courses.…

Discusses key issues that will influence the future of graduate education in communication: the way a program defines communication; the type and extent of the roles played by professionals and scholars within the educational process; the extent to which the academy will continue to isolate itself from the outside world; and the oversupply of…

Interviews with 3 distance education administrators, 9 faculty, and 24 students who used the Iowa Communications Network for graduate study identified the following: need for well-articulated policy, value of financial incentives, benefits of institutional cooperation, importance of a student orientation program and faculty training, and use of…

A survey of 462 alumni of schools that require public administration students to complete an ethics course indicates that ethics education is having a positive influence on graduates but that other factors are also influential. The ethical environment of the program must also be taken into account. (JOW)

Interviewed experienced Australian graduate school examiners. Found clear trends with regard to criteria used; critical judgment points in the examination process; perceptions of their own role in the process; and the influence on examiners of previously published work, the views of the other examiners, and the level of perceived responsibility…

Examines the extent to which diversity courses are being required in student affairs graduate programs at the Master's degree level. Results revealed that 74% of the programs surveyed required a diversity course at the Master's degree level. Of the programs that did not have a diversity course requirement, 8% were in the process of instituting…

Surveyed directors of programs in postgraduate education in general dentistry (PGD) about critical issues facing their programs. Identified 12 themes: lack of postdoctoral applicants; student quality; professionalism and attitudes; number of postdoctoral positions; lack of funding; quality of facilities; special patient care; program curriculum;…

The authors present a model of student development that illuminates the process students undergo as they deal with gender issues in counselor training. The model is based on the foundational concepts of the Relational-Cultural Model. Methods of teaching are discussed to provide counselor educators with strategies for facilitating mutual growth…

Definitional journals (n=25) and concept maps (n=15) of adult education graduate students were analyzed. Identifying terms and linking them in concept maps helped students gain understanding of the field. Students tended to choose terms and design maps descriptive of others' conceptualizations, neglecting their own knowledge and experience.…

Explores the influence of student development and year-in-program on the improvement of affective/trait-based empathy and cognitive/skill-based empathy. Results revealed mixed findings on the relationship between cognitive development and empathy levels. (Contains 40 references.) (GCP)

Describes a training program for graduate teaching assistants at the University of Aukland and a survey showing that support for such training across the campus was inconsistent; while teaching assistants often understood the efficacy of such programs, "decision makers" often did not. (EV)

Describes guidelines used in a teaching assistant development course for the University of California, Davis' physics department, and provides examples of activities that the guidelines inspired. The development course focused on meeting both short-term course preparation goals, and long-term professional development goals. (EV)

Presents a student-to-student mentoring program, which matches current and incoming students to ease the new student's transition to and involvement in graduate school. Discusses details of the mentoring program, findings of an evaluation of the program, and recommendations for implementation of the program at other sites. (Author/NB)

Presents guidelines, formulated by the Conference on English Education of the National Council of Teachers of English, which characterize quality graduate programs in English language education. Notes that these guidelines will aid the design and evaluation process of graduate programs preparing English language educators at the master's and…

Looks at the education needs of nurse executives and nurse managers and compares them to the typical education provided in nursing administration programs. Concludes that educators need to be directly involved in hospital settings in order to update nursing administration education. (JOW)