According to responses from 76 percent of 200 nurses surveyed, nurses who earn doctorates in any field are likely to go on to conduct nursing research. What seems more important than type of degree is whether the nurses were exposed to computers or participated in faculty research as doctoral students. (Author)

The application of a pairwise comparison methodology (Saaty's Analytic Hierarchy Process) to the doctoral program selection process is illustrated. A hierarchy for structuring and facilitating the doctoral program selection decision is described. (Author/MLW)

Summarizes the history and present status of the doctoral degree in nursing. Surveys critical issues, such as terminal versus first professional degree, academic versus professional focus, and the relationship of the doctoral degree to a master's degree. (Author/JOW)

Results from a survey of 38 schools of nursing with doctoral programs indicate that most gave information on misconduct and scientific integrity, but the extent and scope of instruction was marginal or inadequate. Findings suggest the need for a more proactive and consistent approach to promoting scientific integrity in doctoral programs. (JOW)

Surveyed 53 programs in Council of Counseling Psychology Training programs and nonmember training directors. Found considerable variability among programs regarding philosophy, purpose, content, and structure of doctoral comprehensive/qualifying examinations. Most programs assessed knowledge in psychological foundations, professional issues,…

Describes the nursing professional doctorate degree program at the University of Colorado, which has been selected as a national model. The program prepares advanced nursing experts with a range of professional competencies so they can practice across clinical care specialties and function in all settings. (JOW)

Humorously proposes doctoral disorder of adulthood as a developmental disorder needing further study. Included are discussions of age at onset, the course of the disorder, prevalence, impairment, complications, predisposing factors, sex ratio, familial pattern, and differential diagnosis. Diagnostic criteria for doctoral disorder of adulthood are…

Describes results of a study of the privileges, opportunities, benefits, prerogatives, perquisites, duties, and responsibilities of the faculty emeriti in 23 schools of library and information studies with doctoral programs. Questionnaires from 61 respondents were used, and a copy of the questionnaire is appended. (Author/LRW)

Surveyed English universities about their professional doctorate programs. Found that professional doctorates are found in the majority of the country's universities and in a wide range of subjects, and that the number is still rising at a rapid rate. Identified 20 distinctive features common to professional doctorates in English universities. (EV)

Describes how after 13 years, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is beginning to see the returns on its investment as the Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowship program becomes one of the premier pipelines for producing minority doctorates. (EV)

Describes efforts by the University of Maryland to encourage and support Black graduate students in pursuing graduate degrees in mathematics. (EV)

Examines the publication records of eight classes of doctorate recipients in public administration and concludes that doctoral education and research is making a minimal contribution to knowledge and theory development in the field. (Author)

Points out the importance of doctoral programs in personal and professional development. Presents a list of institutions with doctoral programs in chemical education. (YDS)

Describes faculty and student experiences involving efforts to restructure the curriculum-studies doctoral program at Indiana University in light of shifting and ambiguous field boundaries. (Contains 26 references.) ((PKP)

The scope of doctoral education scholarship continues to broaden to include such issues as the complex interactions of higher education and research policy and practice, changes in knowledge production, and the status of research students, among others. However in this article I argue for framing this scholarship and research within a comparative…