The role of the case manager today is explored through interviews with human-services professionals. Identifies eight themes that describe the case manager's work and skills: multiple roles, organizational abilities, communication skills, setting-specific knowledge, ethical decision making, boundaries, objectivity, and personal qualities.…

Describes how two different mentors influenced one individual as he moved from college student to assistant professor, explaining that the most important part of their mentoring role was to believe unconditionally in his abilities. The paper explains that parents and friends provide the foundation for a successful life, but such relationships are…

Presents information about the development of psychology around the world and outlines challenges to be faced in the international development of the field. Information is based on a 1998 survey completed by 34 national member organizations. Notes increased numbers of psychology students world wide. (SLD)

When business students undertake commissioned projects for business clients, they make a direct contribution while gaining real-world experience and enhancing educational objectives. Issues involved in student projects include time, relationship to other course components, teacher control versus student autonomy, and assessment. (SK)

Investigated the effect of graduate education on job performance, using a database of U.S. Navy officers, focusing on supervisor ratings and promotion probabilities. Among those eligible for promotion to grade 4 (the up-or-out point), those with any graduate degree are more likely to be promoted. (25 references) (MLH)

Salutes the professional schools that have most consistently appeared at the top of the journal's annual ranking of Top 100 graduate and professional schools for granting the most degrees to African Americans. Included are five institutions granting the most first professional degrees in medicine and the 10 law schools. (CH)

Describes a seminar program at the University of Maryland Dental School, which uses books, short stories, and films that integrate human values into dental education, specifically in pediatric dentistry, for residents, clerks, and faculty. Results of initial evaluation and changes in the program over time are detailed. (DB)

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…

Career histories of 73 graduates of Antioch College's liberal arts co-op program, 1946-55, showed an average of 6.5 jobs before retirement and high rates of self-employment. Those with low performance in cooperative education were much more likely to have earned graduate degrees. Self-employed graduates had more varied jobs and retired later. (SK)

Describes a successful workshop for graduate teaching assistants which focused on the "notebook method" of writing scholarly papers. This method transforms writing a paper into managing a project. The method is linked to the pragmatic theory of inquiry developed by Charles Sander Peirce and John Dewey. (DB)

The Adult Education with Theological Reflection program developed jointly by the Church of England and University College Chester is a postgraduate program for adult educators working in church contexts. The open learning, modular approach facilitates part-time study. (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…

Lifelong learning is being promoted as a necessity for economic development, increasing the demand for postbaccalaureate education. The Internet expands universities' reach into this market. Institutions must determine the place and scope of lifelong learning within their mission. (SK)

Examines the relevancy of alternate graduate degrees in library support staff positions from the experiences of a library acquisitions manager. Discusses job duties; degree requirements; library appeal as a workplace; problems with overqualification; individualization of the job; and changes that could make support staff positions more…

Describes how an encounter in a graduate poetry seminar with a teacher when the author was a graduate student and instructor helped the author to reevaluate his pedagogical stances and classroom practices. Notes that being a teacher and a student simultaneously made him acutely aware of the asymmetry on both sides of that educational relation. (RS)