The Faculty of Arts and Sciences established the Afro-American studies program as a department after reviewing a careful, reasoned analysis by a committee of Harvard professors who had worked for almost a year to develop the program. The Rosovsky Report and the faculty's action in creating a department of Afro-American Studies, represented honest…

The Ethnic Student Services coordinated and assisted the Minority Graduate Recruiter Visitation Program which was conducted during the Fall Semester, 1974 at the University of Texas at Austin. The major purpose of the program was to assist minority students in expanding their awareness of graduate and professional school opportunities as part of…

During the spring of 1974 a series of seminars on student aid programs and student access were held in connection with the congressional hearings on Title IV of the Higher Education Act. The final seminar in the series focused on the labor market predictions and conditions facing college graduates. The presentations reported on four major areas;…

A shortage of qualified personnel in the field of geography in 1966 led to this national survey which assessed the current number of geographers in American colleges and universities. The principle source of information came from a set of questionnaires sent to the chairmen of 267 geography departments across the country. The results indicated…

This report supplements a 1966 report measuring trends in the production of geography graduates (see related document SO 008 431). The statistical information in this report was collected from published sources and a questionnaire sent to geography department chairmen in 1971. The results of the questionnaire indicate a surplus of Ph.D. graduates…

This is the first of 11 sections of a complete, structured, and detailed study guide proposed for M.A. candidates. This section covers the 16th century and is entitled "Descubrimiento y Conquista" ("Discovery and Conquest"). Suggested readings are accompanied by lists of sources and reference works chosen for usefulness and readability. Dominant…

This collection of essays focuses on the first ten years of The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and Canadian education and society. The essays are "Dimensions of a Decade: Canadian Higher Education in the Sixties," by Edward B. Harvey; "Graduate Studies in Ontario Education at the Three-Quarter-Century Mark," by…

The results of an investigation of nontraditional, external graduate study programs are described. Primary emphasis is placed on doctoral degree programs and information on requirements, accreditation, duration, costs, etc., with data presented for 13 institutions. Institution names, addresses, and telephone numbers are itemized, along with…

What are the primary functions of graduate education and research in the United States, and how can these functions best be performed? Areas of concern shared by all the major universities offering doctoral programs include: (1) the general assessment of the Association of Graduate Schools of the status of graduate education and the proper…

Policy recommendations on tuition and fees as a proportion of educational costs are presented. The composition of tuition and fees in Washington, the basis of "educational costs," and the current and past relationship of tuition and operating fees to estimate educational costs are discussed. Also included is an inventory of the tuition…

This study of differential opportunities for men and women graduate students was undertaken for several reasons: (1) to help reach a consensus on a proper and operational definition of sex discrimination in graduate schools; (2) to turn the debate over sex discrimination toward efforts to document quantitatively the allegations previously…

There are no data in this research report that would support the generalization that educational administration will face a doctorate glut during the 1970's or 1980's. There is far more reason to be worried about a glut in the number of institutions producing doctorates in educational administration than about a glut in the number of doctorates…

This review of current attitudes and procedures in the study of philology in graduate schools reveals problems contributing to a weakening of programs in classics and medieval studies. Departmental rivalry and compartmentalization of subject matter among philology, history, and social studies are severely criticized and serve as the stimulus for…

This study describes and evaluates the first year of a 2-year masters degree urban teacher education program. The first year consists of four separate components, each of which is evaluated separately on the basis of previously stated objectives. The first component, Community Orientation and Study, involves a 6-week living experience in the inner…

A four-semester undergraduate program in educational research was developed to provide training for those interested in specializing in the field and to provide a general knowledge of educational research for prospective teachers. Thirty students were selected for the first pilot group on the basis of academic ability and interest in research.…