This booklet for art education graduate students discusses the successful preparation and strategies for seeking employment with colleges and universities. Discussion of the job search process includes: (1) job descriptions; (2) college and university search activities; (3) job search preparation; and (4) preparation of vita, letters of…

Colleges of education and public schools are often involved in a "love/hate" relationship due to their interdependence. One university and public school system are seeking solutions through collaborative programs. Texas Tech University leases research services to the Lubbock Independent School District in the form of graduate assistants…

This article presents ways that the author has been involved in action research, beginning with student teachers for whom action research was a focus during the student teaching semester. With brief descriptions of action research as a part of a professional practice school partnership, the article concludes by presenting action research…

With the changing demographics of the American workforce, the National Science Foundation, along with the U.S. Department of Commerce, has highlighted the shortage of minorities in information technology (IT) careers (http://www.ta.doc.gov/Reports/itsw/itsw.pdf). Using data from a 6-year period and the psychology Involvement-Regimen-Self…

In spite of the important and almost exalted role of graduate and professional education, little is known about this form of advanced training as a psychological, social, and educational process. This book brings together and analyzes major research efforts aimed at an improved understanding of these elements and suggests ways that graduate and…

The goal orientation and commitment to working of 89 women beginning MBA studies was examined. Approximately 75% have defined career goals. Presence or absence of goals is affected by work experience, prior graudate training, interruption of academic training, age, marital status, full versus part-time program status, and selected attitudes toward…

This bulletin describes a procedure to provide graduate students with meaningful lab experiences, and to integrate the study of a variety of group counseling approaches with actual group leadership opportunities. It allows the beginning group counselor to develop confidence before working with emotionally disturbed clients, and also provides…

The problem of effective staff use in a college department of physical education is addressed in this paper. Some of the advantages and disadvantages frequently associated with the full-time teacher, the part-time instructor, the graduate assistant, and the paraprofessional are examined. It is suggested that careful assignment of faculty, using…

This manual is a collection of analects from seven university manuals for indoctrinating graduate assistants in the teaching of undergraduate mathematics courses. Topics and exercises deal with class conduct, record keeping, chalkboard techniques, homework, test construction, question strategies, attitude, and Polya's ten commandments. Included…

The stated purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive picture of blacks enrolled in graduate and professional schools, and to present data on earned degrees; it is noted that a Ford Foundation sponsored study revealed that, by June 1969, 2,280 black men and women were holders of the Ph.D., i.e. less than one per cent of all Ph.D. holders.…

There are two crucial limitations in preparing graduate teaching assistants (TAs) for the composition classroom: the background they bring to teaching and the limited time available for training. Most TAs, although knowledgeable in literature, lack authority on the subject of composition instruction. An ideal TA would (1) have a masters degree;…

In addition to scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), which are required of applicants to a substantial number of graduate management schools, foreign candidates may also be required to submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as an indication of English language proficiency. The present study provides…

This book will help faculty advisors and counselors advise students how to plan their graduate programs in psychology effectively and how to make informed choices. The first section discusses the topic "Should I go to graduate school?" An unvalidated graduate school potential test is included. Careers in psychology with master's and doctoral…

The Supreme Court case of University of Texas et al versus Walter Camenisch, which involved the complaint of a deaf graduate student that the University had violated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for refusing to pay for a sign language interpreter, is presented. The basis of the complaint was that the university received federal…