Describes surveys of potential health-care employers and health-care professionals to identify the need for biomedical informatics programs. Outlines a certificate program, master of science in biomedicine and nursing informatics, and a Ph.D. program. (SK)

Compares graduate programs leading to either a DPA (Doctor of Public Administration) or a Ph.D., especially as regards research productivity. Finds few differences between the programs, noting that degree title is more informative about the type of students recruited than outputs (e.g., journal publications). Overall low research productivity by…

Describes a study that investigated the publication rates of successful doctoral students in the fields of analytical chemistry, experimental psychology, and American literature. Data analysis, including linear regression analysis, revealed differences in publication rates and in solo authorship that mirrored differences between the fields as a…

Analysis of data from 55 U.S. Ph.D.-granting economics departments showed almost no support for the hypothesis that female graduates' initial job placements are improved by the presence of women faculty or dissertation advisors. Female faculty did reduce female students' time spent in graduate school. (SK)

Offers guidelines that specify the kinds of information that will assist faculties in identifying and rectifying problems in their graduate programs. Directs attention to eight areas: department goals; graduate admissions; retention and attrition of students; financial support for students; preparing students for careers within and outside the…

Presents statistics on the progression of African Americans in institutions of higher education in the United States, highlighting positive and durable change achieved by particular colleges and universities. Data are given on racial inequality and doctoral degrees attained as are positive and negative factors of how African Americans are faring…

The doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision (CES) is a terminal or final degree in the field of counseling. Provides an abbreviated look at the development of the CES doctoral degree, reviews the development of accreditation standards, reports on current status of the doctoral degree, and comments on the possible future of the CES…

Reviews the characteristics of academic women in psychology, detailing what is known about women's participation in various academic roles, describing their successes in those roles, and discussing obstacles to their success in psychology as a discipline and in the academe more broadly. Recommendations for enhancing women's success in academia are…

Surveys 28 programs that offer doctoral degrees in mass communication or journalism. Finds that 4 programs place significant emphasis on teaching as a form of scholarship in their focus of domains of knowledge related directly to teaching and learning, with 2 of the 4 further including disciplinarity as an important foundation of understanding for…

Examines (1) job opportunities available for PhDs in creative writing as contextualized within the larger English Studies job market; (2) arguments for and against training such candidates to be university teaching professionals; and (3) training that might better prepare these candidates for both more productive, successful university teaching…

Uses survivor analysis to evaluate critical mass and minimum efficient scale in the production of Ph.D.s in four academic disciplines: economics, history, physics, and psychology. Finds that size and quality ranking are positively correlated in economics, history, and physics, but no such relationship is apparent in psychology. (Contains 17…

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the preferences of supervisors and supervisees for 4 styles of counselor supervision and the perceived frequency of use of the 4 styles during a 10-week supervision experience. The styles are labeled directive teacher, supportive teacher, counselor, and consultant. Data collected using 90 doctoral…

Program rankings and their visibility have taken on greater and greater significance. Rarely is the accuracy of these rankings, which are typically based on a small subset of university faculty impressions, questioned. This paper presents a more comprehensive survey method based on quantifiable measures of faculty publications and citations. The…

There has been a substantial increase in the number of candidates enrolled in PhD programmes in the past decade. Whereas the literature is relatively informative with its advice to candidates and supervisors, there is little evidence of research related to supervisory styles and changes of style over the supervisory period. This paper attempts to…

The quality of graduate students' relationships with faculty are crucial for students' success. Unfortunately, negative relationships with faculty are common for women in the sciences and mathematics. Six women doctoral students in one mathematics department in the US were interviewed to better understand the nature of their relationships with…