The teaching protocol Encouragement, which emphasizes simple verbal praise, specific praise, and the use of student ideas for motivational reinforcement, was selected for testing. The protocol was tested in a 2-week graduate workshop to determine the extent to which a group of experienced teachers could, upon completion of the protocol training…

Papers are presented that resulted from a doctoral seminar in the Department of Educational Psychology, Measurement and Research at the University of Georgia. Integration-desegregation, ethics, behavior modification, and accountability are the general areas treated. The papers are: (1) "Segregation--Alias: 'Special Education'" by Margaret C.…

Much concern has been shown over possible defects in small college preparation of science majors. This paper presents data from a large-scale longitudinal survey of 1961 graduates that has a direct bearing on the relation of graduate school success to undergraduate origins. Results of the survey show that university-trained science majors are only…

It is a minor paradox of higher education that graduate study, acknowledged to be the most costly and complex phase of university activity, should have the least attention. Institutions vary widely in the amount of self-inquiry they direct toward graduate work, and information collected over a wider area by standard methods has been difficult to…

A study of the supply of new science and engineering Ph.D.s in the next ten years projects a gain in the production of social and life science doctorates, but a decline in the number of physical science Ph.D.s. (MLH)

The key to shortening the time-frame for this program is a special summer course in unit operations, and the replacement of the usual nine credits of minor courses with undergraduate chemical engineering courses. (BB)

This symposium addressed aspects of both undergraduate and graduate study which might be modified to give students better preparation for industrial careers. (Author/BB)

Discusses recent trends in job placement for BS, MS, and PhD graduates in chemical and chemical engineering. (CP)

This study reports results of ACPA Commission XII's survey of 101 college student personnel training institutions regarding their graduate placement. Graduates were identified according to degree, race, and sex. Percentages of graduates placed, specialty areas, types of institutions, areas of the country, and time and method of placement were…

Discusses trends in library education and suggests a program directed toward the theoretical foundation of all the arts, crafts, occupations, or professions concerned with recorded communication, which would form an essential basis for post-graduate study for professional qualification and provide for the needs of the information society. (Author/…

Addresses the interrelationships between polymer science and education and describes a series of graduate courses to instruct the topics. (CP)

Described the chemical engineering graduate program at Texas Tech University for non-chemical undergraduate majors. Typical course schedules and syllabi are presented. (CP)

This report of literature published on curriculum development in the field of information networks provides a set of working definitions, a curriculum paradigm for graduate level courses in information networks, and list of key works. (KP)

Positive and negative influences of contract research on graduate education are reviewed, with time restrictions noted as a significant difference between contract and grant-supported research. Specific conditions are cited, which, if met, can ensure beneficial effects for graduate study. (LBH)

Describes an original and a follow-up survey indicating (1) that reading professors differ as to which studies they would cover in a reading research course--a consensus was indicated for only one study; and (2) four general approaches to teaching reading research courses--textbook, topical reading, specific studies, and student interest. (HTH)