A questionnaire completed by 85 minority students in a master's degree special education program found few minority students aspire to a doctoral degree or understand the culture and mores of academe or the requirements for tenure and promotion. Strategies for recruitment of minority students into doctoral programs and for their retention are…

Investigated stresses confronted by Portuguese secondary mathematics teachers during the first semester in a master's course, Perspectives on Mathematics Education, noting how they negatively affected teachers' self-confidence and morale and discussing fundamental issues teachers addressed in bridging the academic mathematics and mathematics…

Students and faculty in distance education programs encounter barriers to success that do not exist in traditional classrooms. This article explores student and faculty barriers, compares the current literature on barriers to success with data gathered from an online master-of-science degree program offered by Walden University (Minneapolis, MN),…

Reports a comparison of two MA-TESOL programs and suggests some implications of the findings for the TESOL profession. Based on interviews, observations, and written documentation, characteristics of two of the programs are identified that are associated with the larger departments in which the programs are housed. (Author/VWL)

This study was conducted to determine how preservice media specialists perceive leadership responsibilities and certain tasks associated with the school library media profession. Results indicate that many viewed themselves as support personnel rather than school leaders, thus establishing the need to include leadership development courses in…

Reports three activities undertaken with students enrolled in a Master of International Business Studies in Britain and how each contributed to students' success or otherwise: use of a CD-ROM in development of academic English language skills; identification of students' reflections influencing their success as research students; and use of focus…

Describes graduate programs in Instructional Technology, Educational Media and Communications, School Library Media, and closely allied programs in the United States. Entries provide name and address, chairperson, types of degrees offered, special features of the program, admission requirements, degree requirements, number of faculty, number of…

This 1992-1993 survey reports on 29 master's degree granting programs for the education of deaf and/or hard-of-hearing students (EDHHPs) in North America. The survey collected information on criteria for admission, graduation, and certification; program content; and the ratios of hearing students and professionals to culturally deaf, deaf,…

A study investigated master of business administration (MBA) students' attitudes toward experiential learning before and after participation in a strategic management course using that approach. While the course matched student ideals on two dimensions (applied/theoretical orientation and lecturer/participant locus of learning) and student…

A survey of 736 graduate student supervisors in 37 Canadian universities investigated aspects of the relationship between student and supervisor, including types and quantity of assistance given in thesis development and research; assistance in preparation of publications, presentations, and grant applications; and help in developing teaching…

Presents a case study illustrating practical management and quality issues in the transition of a Master of Education course from traditional to distance learning format. Summarizes criteria used to define quality in the course, highlighting concerns about maintaining quality during change, and warns that the short-term appeal of entering distance…

Investigates classroom practices of 38 teachers enrolled in university masters' degree programs in educational technology and in other areas of education. Practices related to five key concepts related to educational technology: learner-centered instruction, instructional design, media and technology, assessment, and instructional alignment.…

Examines the development and delivery of an MBA program via the Internet. Reviews benefits and limitations of using this medium in higher education. Compares the theoretical benefits and problems with actual advantages and drawbacks. Summarizes issues encountered during the early stages of the Internet program design including opportunities for…

Teacher educators have done relatively little to develop multicultural curricula specific to continuing professional education of inservice teachers. Presents one professor's approach to educating for cultural diversity in a master's level course, "Cultural Issues in Classrooms and Curricula," describing experiences that participants had during…

In this article, the authors discuss the creation and evaluation of a CD-ROM to train and support prepracticum, practicum, and internship site supervisors in a master's-level counselor education program. The authors, from a small, rural, southwestern college, created and distributed a CD-ROM containing video and document resources for this…