The National Level Internship Program (NLIP) is a full-time field experience of one calendar year for eight selected doctoral candidates in special and general education administration. This article describes the NLIP experience from two perspectives. First, general education administration students describe their experiences working within the…

Prepared to determine the attitudes and beliefs of department chairpersons in speech communication about the future areas of academic concentration, this survey collected information on the kinds of nonacademic employment which Ph.D. graduates in speech communication obtained over the past two years. The investigators used the 1973-74 Speech…

The "Epistle" is the Publication Forum of Professors of Reading Teacher Educators, which is a special-interest group of the International Reading Association. This issue is concerned with information on the status of graduate reading programs, particularly doctoral programs. Articles are "Doctoral Programs in Reading: Student Characteristics,…

Forty-eight colleges and universities and their 140 degree programs are described in a compilation derived from catalogs, task force reports, and other sources. Criteria identified as necessary for establishment of an innovative graduate program include: significant student participation in degree program planning; abolition of formal residency…

The project report describes the doctoral program for leadership development in vocational education at the Ohio State University. Funded by the Education Professions Development Act, the program provided training in administration, supervision, teacher education, curriculum design and development, vocational counseling, and research to 21…

The Ontario Council on Graduate Studies' appraisal of graduate planning in Ontario universities reveals that the graduate enterprise is not excessively large and is not growing in an uncontrolled manner and that doctoral graduates are finding jobs in their fields. The easing of the growth of graduate enrollments, the need to react positively to…

The purpose of this study was to gain some insight into the competencies and experiences needed by professional personnel at the doctoral level for optimum preparation in the field of instructional technology. The higher institutions selected as the population sample were the University of Southern California, Michigan State University, Syracuse…

Program objectives may be summarized as follows: (1) to provide an opportunity for outstanding students to become trained in research through participation in a doctoral program having a special emphasis on audiovisual communication; (2) to produce persons trained in the research skills that are essential for the development, implementation, and…

The papers presented include: "The Union Graduate School Experience" (King V. Cheek); "Some Observations on the Nova University Experience" (Sebastian V. Martorana); "Higher Education and Human Equality" (Howard R. Bowen); "Benefits for Personal Development from Going to College" (Joseph Katz): and "A…

In 1975, the Montana Board of Regents charged the Commissioner of Higher Education with reviewing the five Ph.D. programs in the state that are offered at more than one campus: microbiology, botany, zoology, chemistry, and mathematics. Teams from other universities reviewed the programs and submitted reports, with recommendations. The…

Describes techniques used by the University of South Florida in recruiting Ph.D. students and in making its graduates competitive in the job market by helping them to become effective teachers and to demonstrate their ability to publish their writing. (GT)

Reports responses to a 1978 survey of English department chairpersons regarding such topics as reductions in the number of doctorates awarded annually, measures taken to prepare graduate students for college teaching, recent revisions in graduate programs, interdisciplinary options for graduate students, the presence of composition components in…

Provides a general history of the Doctor of Arts Program with particular emphasis on chemistry education. (CP)

The VD education course at the University of the Pacific has proven valuable in preparing pharmacy students for their role as community health educators. A valuable feature is the requirement that students make several presentations to peer groups in the surrounding community. (Author/LBH)

Focus is on two areas: (1) the factors available to the selection committee when students apply for admission into graduate programs, and (2) those factors emerging after admission, resulting from students' meeting program-imposed requirements for graduation. Program variables are shown to be more important than admission variables. (Author/LBH)