The purpose of this exploratory experimental study was to examine how online cognitive facilitation that promotes cognitive presence, while keeping facilitator's social presence constant, affects student learning and satisfaction in an online community of inquiry. In this context, we explored the following questions: (1) Does online high cognitive…

Surveyed graduate housing assistants (N=147) to determine what factors affected their choice and perceived job satisfaction. Results showed most assistants were unmarried master's degree students who chose a housing assistantship for personal satisfaction and learning experiences. Most found the experience satisfying. (JAC)

Provides a design for teaching group counseling leadership skills involving cognitive knowledge, group leadership techniques, membership participation, and supervised leadership experience in a single course for graduate students. Course evaluations have indicated students benefit from the group participation and leadership experience. (JAC)

Describes the use of a graduate student in computer science to develop an automated fiscal reporting system to handle budgetary problems associated with funded research projects at the Texas A&M College of Medicine. The roles of graduate students, faculty members, and system users in the project are described. (Author/JL)

Data about the ethnic backgrounds and sex of faculty and doctoral students at universities offering advanced degrees in health, physical education, or recreation were collected to provide a pool of qualified candidates for positions at these institutions. (PP)

Discusses the benefits of using graduate student coleaders with student counseling groups, specifically groups of students experiencing the trauma of seperation or divorce. Benefits noted include reduced counselor-client social distance, expanded modeling opportunities for students and increased group cohesion. (RC)

Evaluated the effectiveness of Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) feedback in developing empathy in novice counselors. Results suggest training with biofeedback was associated with more affective responding by the counselor but did not facilitate counselor communication of understanding of clients' concerns, nor was a pervasive increase in perceptual…

Presents an alternative to the typical approaches used in introductory research courses through emphasis on the logic and creativity of the research process and on the problems of equating research with statistics early in one's training. (Author)

Drawing on data collected in a national study of doctoral program quality, information is examined pertaining to the graduate department's learning environment, the extent of faculty members' concern for students, graduate student assistantship experiences, and faculty satisfactions and views about various departmental practices and policies.…

Discusses interviewing techniques in two steps: determining user's knowledge of and expectations for computerized literature searching, including beginning the interview and dealing with misconceptions, and the search strategy. The figure provided illustrates four stages of a thesis proposal and the related literature search purposes as aids in…

Investigated the effectiveness of supervisor feedback in contributing to learning counseling skills. Counselor trainees (N=64) were assigned to supervisor feedback, no supervisor feedback, or control groups for three training sessions. Results indicated counseling skills were learned best by students with no supervisor feedback but self and peer…

Describes a study of the different effects of online bibliographic searching and manual bibliographic searching on research quality and productivity among a group of graduate students assigned the task of compiling bibliographies. The study methodology is outlined, and 12 references and tables summarizing student responses to a questionnaire are…

Presents the results of a study that determined ethnic composition and sex of faculty and doctoral students in universities offering advanced degrees in health, physical education, and recreation. States that data gathered were used to determine the pool of qualified candidates for teaching and research positions in those departments for the…

This article discusses the possible advantages of providing scholars with same-sex role models. Factors that may inhibit professional advancement in the case of cross-sex role models are described. (Author/EB)