The Computer Self-Efficacy Scale (CSE) developed by C. A. Murphy, D. Coover, and S. V. Owen (1989) is an instrument purported to assess computer-related competencies. Previous research into the factor structure of the CSE has yielded conflicting results. In this study, the scale was used to collect data from 216 graduate education students. A…

This guide addresses the supervisory challenges of college faculty in preparing graduate assistants to become better teachers and researchers. The guide's purpose is to provide faculty members with an understanding of how to think and plan as a supervisor and how to prepare and nurture the next generation of university teachers, scholars, and…

This manual is designed to accompany a University of Texas graduate course on public libraries that covers the historical development, legal basis, administration, financial basis, services to users, system organization, physical facilities, marketing, popular culture, issues, trends, and problems of public libraries. The manual contains the…

Using small learning groups in graduate education is a way to prepare learners to meet the challenges they face as professionals and to enrich and facilitate adult learning in ways that cannot be accomplished as well by members working alone. This technique also helps graduate students develop the skills needed to work productively as group…

The phenomenon of the graduate assistant grew out of the turn of the century need for larger teaching staffs. A debate was formed that still influences the way teachers are prepared for today's freshman composition courses. This debate arose from philosophical and methodological differences in English departments, which at that time emphasized a…

This report presents a summary of the findings of the first 6 years of a survey of graduate enrollment in 588 institutions in the United States. The enrollment survey was mailed each year to the approximately 630 institutions who are members of the Council of Graduate Schools or one of the four regional graduate associations. The tables and…

This data brief features statistical data related to total science and engineering graduate enrollment in the United States for the year 1997. Featured are data on enrollment by enrollment status: 1975-1997; by sex, citizenship, and race/ethnicity: 1990-1997; and by field: 1990-1997. (DDR)

A study was done to determine student attitudes towards their experience in the practicum component of the graduate program at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work (UCONN). The program lasts 2 years and the hypothesis was that students had the same level of satisfaction for both years. A questionnaire was developed and sent to 248…

This study focused on which countries (besides the United States) produced the most doctorates in the education field, based on data provided by the National Research Council. The study combined the baccalaureate origins of education doctorates with the rankings of countries, and considered each country's cultural, social, economic, and political…

This paper examines some of the factors currently shaping graduate coursework in legal education in Australia. There is some suggestion that the undergraduate law degree is likely to become more generalized and that specialization will occur at the graduate level with professional registration to follow. The shift from the somewhat insular and…

This manual, a basic guide to the field of English as a Second Language (ESL), including bilingual education (BE), lists nearly 1,000 U.S.-based organizations that service ESL/BE educators. The core of this guide consists of ESL-oriented data in the form of names, addresses, and telephone numbers. Resources are presented in the following…

A survey of 1,068 admitted graduate students at the University of Michigan examined the relative influence of factors affecting college choice decisions. Factor analysis of ratings of importance of 31 college characteristics yielded dimensions upon which student decisions are based. These results were used to build five scales of importance and…

Findings from a survey of universities offering doctorates in educational administration are presented in this paper. Questionnaires mailed to 40 universities in the south central United States elicited 28 responses, a 70 percent response rate. Findings indicate that no clearly defined methods existed to distinguish educational administration…

This report used national data to assess the participation and degree completion status of Blacks and Hispanics in U.S. graduate and professional schools. Objectives of the report were: (1) to examine national data on the graduate and professional school enrollment and degree attainment of race and sex groups in various major fields of study; (2)…

This document presents information on programs in all areas of study, with the exception of education, teacher training and health programs, offered at 38 British higher education institutions, including the University of Cambridge, Leeds, Oxford, York and the Open University. The document covers undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate…