Addresses the current professional development techniques of science educators. Questions whether a course in 'Research in Science Teacher Education' is needed at the doctoral level. Determines that doctoral programs need to be aligned with the knowledge base of science teachers. (MVL)

Examines historical, political, economic, and social reasons for a trend to reinvent the traditional Ph.D. (rather than develop professional doctorates), by focusing on the case of the Doctor of Education (EdD) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Explores reasons for its enrollment decline as opposed to…

Presents views on whether a counselor education doctoral program faculty should seek accreditation review by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) or the American Psychological Association (APA). Argues in favor of CACREP accreditation, recognizing that both CACREP and APA approved doctoral…

Responds to view expressed by Wittmer in previous article concerning doctoral programs in counselor education seeking accreditation review by Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs rather than by American Psychological Association. Examines several relevant issues and discusses seven problems and deficiencies…

Presents six responses to an article in the same issue of this journal. Recommends closer contact between baccalaureate institutions and doctoral programs. Expresses a "hope for the new" in the form of more inventive candidates for assistant professorships. States that the conventional admissions process does not work as well for…

Interviews with four of five mentor/protege pairs in a nursing predoctoral program identified themes of the experience: productivity, work organization, mutual learning, problems encountered, research application skills, and innovative communication. All participants were enthusiastic and students increased confidence in conducting research. (SK)

A national survey of deans and directors of schools of nursing (n=434) was conducted to determine their opinions about the differing research foci that graduates of nursing doctoral programs should possess. They recommended diverse research foci for current and future researchers and indicated optimism about future funding. (Author/JOW)

A survey of 47 public-administration doctoral programs identified ways they can train more productive researchers. Important factors are engaging students in structured research experiences, providing students with adequate financial support, and employing productive faculty members. (JOW)

Describes a new doctoral program in "public intellectualism" at Florida Atlantic University intended for journalists, artists, and activists. Two year-long required courses, "Public Matters," and "Rhetoric and Principle," form the centerpiece of the curriculum. Students then concentrate in one of 13 areas and also…

Evaluated the Education Participation Scale (EPS) in determining motivational orientations of nontraditional doctor of pharmacy students (n=17) compared to continuing education pharmacists (n=83). Nontraditional pharmacy students were significantly different from the continuing education pharmacists on the "professional advancement" and…

Describes an elective six-week advanced practice experience for PharmD students and a required module for graduate students designed to prepare students for teaching roles. Course and rotation evaluations have been positive. Also includes perspectives of two students who tell how they applied the principles learned in roles of graduate teaching…

Offers a utopian vision of what the place of rhetoric should be in a department that thinks of itself as literary. Argues that a Ph.D. in English that encompasses both literature and rhetoric works because it is really a degree in rhetoric. (TB)

Survey responses from 268 of 444 doctoral programs in adult development/aging and 81 of 145 in clinical psychology show a slight decline in the former. There are fewer teaching assitantships and more internships and practicums; 8% of clinical psychology programs offer a specialization in clinical geropsychology. (SK)

Presents the official listing of accredited doctoral programs in psychology created by the Committee on Accreditation. All of the programs offer the PhD degree, except when otherwise noted. The listing includes contact information as well as the original date of accreditation for each program and the date of the next regularly scheduled site visit…

Examined use of the viva in British doctoral examinations, specifically: (1) its roles as delineated within university policy; and (2) its purposes from the perspectives of examiners, supervisors, and doctoral candidates. Found no consensus regarding the viva's role in the Ph.D. examination process; moreover, found inconsistencies and…