Extends the information from the 1994 Speech Communication Association (SCA) Graduate Directory, using the directory as a database. Generates cumulative and summary data. Recommends the inclusion of such data to extend information in the next graduate directory. (PA)

Explores whether graduate study in chemistry is more worth the effort than other alternatives. Results indicate that, although the pursuit of a Ph.D. may look financially attractive when the only alternative is to cease one's formal education with the B.S. degree, its attractiveness is diminished when it is viewed in the context of other options…

Case study of relationship between group dynamics and type of learning in summer-session student cohorts at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Discusses factors that influenced learning, such as group climate and group norms. Identifies several types of learning, such as reflective learning and transformative learning. Draws implications for…

Responds to previous article by Randolph on proposed changes in counselor education. Asserts that training in counselor education needs to define itself as unique and stresses the importance of emphasizing how counseling and education are integral and are different from psychology. Suggests ways to develop a clearer identity for counselor…

Responds to article by Randolph on proposed changes in the nonpsychology doctorate in counselor education. Offers points of agreement and disagreement with Randolph's position. Concludes that focus on and demonstration of competence and extension of existing strengths will improve professional identity and employment opportunities for counselor…

Responds to article by Randolph on proposed changes in the nonpsychology doctorate in counselor education. Suggests that counselor education develops an educator/practitioner model for the doctoral programs to include systematic preparation in graduate teaching supervision, inquiry, and counseling practice. (Author/NB)

This position statement of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing asserts that the nursing profession must develop a standardized national advanced practice nursing certification process by 2000. Professional certification validates and standardizes the qualifications and practice competencies of the advanced practice nurse. (Author/JOW)

Interviews, observations, and evaluative audits assessed a multiprofession, multilevel program in applied gerontology for health and social work practitioners. Teaching and assessing simultaneously at the diploma of higher education and master's degree levels enabled shared learning at both levels. (SK)

Discusses the difficulties in defining instructional technology, suggests core competencies, proposes five instructional designer archetypes, and describes the development of an instructional card game designed for graduate students in instructional design to expose them to major responsibilities of an instructional designer and give them insight…

Describes limitations and benefits of the use of a cohort model in administrator preparation programs. Discusses an egalitarian cohort model, built on shared vision and trust, to foster just and caring leadership. (Contains 41 references.) (PKP)

The new Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York may not have the history or prestige of Columbia University, but it does not come with the high tuition and fees of the older college either. Stephen B. Shepard, the founding dean of the school believes the school will help him forge a new way of teaching journalism at a time…

A study of pre-service teachers' use of reflective journaling was carried out. Participants were teachers in a new postgraduate diploma in education programme in the Cayman Islands. The aim of the study was two-fold. Firstly, to determine (through an analysis of the participants' reflective journals) the types of reflection in which they engaged…

This action research study investigated a marketing plan based on collaboration among a program faculty team and other organizational units for a graduate professional program. From its inception through the second year of operation, program enrollment increased due to the marketing plan based on an effective approach grounded in simple marketing…

Through the three student exchange programs administered by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), approximately 23,300 residents of 15 Western states are enrolled at reduced levels of tuition across a spectrum of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. This annual report covers Fall 2007 enrollments in the…