Investigated factors in the supervisory relationship that contributed to growth-promoting and growth-limiting climates as perceived by diverse supervisees. Interviews with students in a graduate counselor education program indicated that growth-promoting factors included supervisor competence and interpersonal bonds between supervisors and…

Articles in this theme issue discuss the current status of graduate education in the United States, exploring whether there is or is not a crisis and discussing economic factors that affect participation in graduate study. Featured is the annual list of the top 100 producers of graduate degrees for black students. (SLD)

Examines how institutional practices, disciplinary and programmatic idiosyncracies, and personal characteristics influence the success of women in graduate education. Profiles demographic realities, causes and consequences of gender differences, personal struggles, and ways to address disparate policies. Argues that efforts on all levels are…

The relationship between the number of task, interpersonal, and hindering events and session outcome was examined for prepracticum trainees. Implications for counselor training are discussed. (Author)

Reports results from a study of postgraduates at the University of Sheffield that investigated the relationship between study approaches and Web-based information seeking. Applied factor analyses to data from over 500 queries submitted in response to three search tasks to identify clusters of variables associated with three Web-based search…

Rathus Assertiveness Schedule, Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, The Inventory for Student Adjustment Strain, and UCLA Loneliness Scale were used to examine a total of 122 graduate international students. Findings indicate that English proficiency, assertiveness, and academic self-efficacy contributed uniquely to the variance in students' general…

Discusses what contributes to the excellence of sociology researchers. Directs focus toward advanced sociology undergraduate students and beginning graduate students. Emphasizes the personal qualities of researchers offering four examples to illustrate these qualities. Addresses the importance of files, multiple data sources, and personal…

Examines the views of students completing educational administration preparation programs at an American and a Mexican university. Focus groups are used to explore perceptions of how students change over the course of the program, what distinguishes them from graduates of other programs, and how they feel about the quality of their experience.…

Investigates the nature of thinking styles as described in the theory of mental self-government. States that U.S. university students (n=212) responded to the Thinking Styles Inventory and the Styles of Learning and Thinking. Discusses the results in relation to educational implications. Includes references. (CMK)

Makes the case that effective mentoring can improve the graduate school experience of multicultural students to position them better for postdoctoral success. Discusses the ways faculty members can enhance their multicultural competence in mentoring. (SLD)

This simulation explores instruction that combines role-play with the word play of "The Three Pigs". Describes efforts to increase fluency and communicative competence in English among graduate English as Second Language students of various disciplines and nationalities and discusses debriefing, students' attitudes, and acceptance of…

This article describes how diaries were implemented in a study of the use of archives and archival finding aids by history graduate students. The issues concerning diary use as a data collection technique are discussed as well as the different types of diaries. (Author)

Focuses on the importance of teaching graduate students more about research. Discusses the content of a counseling psychology research seminar in which the students read articles from the "Journal of Counseling Psychology." Included readings on research design and methodology and multivariate statistical procedures. (CMK)

Describes a study that investigated Internet use of female senior masters students in India with respect to class assignments, research work, and other educational purposes. Discusses problems faced while using the Internet for educational purposes, area of study, year of exposure, type of user, and socioeconomic status. (LRW)

Describes program to provide guidance to graduate assistants as they begin to teach an undergraduate course in family relationships. Focuses on organization of the multisection course, as well as management of graduate assistant training program that includes use of an information and policy manual, implementation of a teaching seminar, and…