Describes an orientation for sociology graduate students that helps students become sociologists through workshops and to orient them into the program. Discusses the objectives of the orientation and also presents the results from a qualitative evaluation of the orientation. Includes references. (CMK)

Describes a study that evaluated the impact and use of laptop computers when they were required for graduate information and library science (ILS) students at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Topics include results of online and email surveys; student perspectives; previous computer experience; computer skills; and institutional…

Discusses the growing demands placed on the foreign language department chair and faculty members and highlights how one university has developed a system of rewards both for faculty members and graduate students that involve the public recognition, either university- or department-wide, of teaching publications, or other accomplishments. Also…

Examines the acquisition of academic literacy by nonnative speaker graduate students who choose to study in the English medium. Explores the understanding of academic literacy by summarizing research on this issue, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the surveys, and case studies that have been conducted. Points out areas that need to be…

Investigated black South Africans' perceptions about affirmative action, focusing on the assertion that racial preferences for blacks result in collective and individual demoralization. Data from students within a graduate Associate in Management program that supported disadvantaged students showed enhanced self-confidence for ostensible…

Provides information, strategies, and activities designed specifically to aid instructors and students in developing collaborative group processes that promote teamwork in an online environment. Outlines an instructional module that was developed and formatively tested with graduate students, and describes a workshop designed for faculty members…

Discusses a means for increasing undergraduate and graduate students' level of empathy. Assigned students to write about and role play a character that they create who suffers from a psychological disorder. Explains that after quantitative and qualitative analyses it was demonstrated that students' empathy increased. (CMK)

Discussion of the availability of digital images focuses on a study of American history faculty and graduate students that investigated the criteria which image users apply when making judgments about the relevance of an image. Considers topicality and image quality and suggests implications for image retrieval system design. (Contains 63…

Discusses the use of artificial intelligence and expert system shells to enhance the learning process of graduate or undergraduate statistics students. A student exercise is described using STAT-EXPERT, an expert system designed to help students select the appropriate statistical analysis technique. (25 references) (LRW)

Developed Supervisory Working Alliance Inventory (SWAI) to measure relationship in counselor supervision. Factor analysis revealed three supervisor factors (Client Focus, Rapport, Identification) and two trainee factors (Rapport, Client Focus). SWAI scores possessed adequate scale reliability. Established evidence of convergent and divergent…

Highlights findings from the Library and Information Science Students' Attitudes, Demographics and Aspirations survey that pertain to reference and information service. Tables and discussion present data on the most desirable types of positions and libraries, students' demographics and ethnicity, prior type-of-library experience, and the search…

Compared pre- and post-semester counseling interviews of 13 trained graduate student counselors and 13 graduate students in a no-treatment control condition. Found trained graduate student counselors decreased use of assessment intention and question response mode and increased use of explore intention and minimal encouragers response mode when…

Utilizes a sample of 386 Black college students to examine academic persistence among undergraduate and graduate students. Finds that the two groups were similar in terms of precollege experiences and characteristics but differed in experiences while in college. (FMW)

Discusses a master's-level group leadership course in reference to 1989 Association for Specialists in Group Work Ethical Standards for Group Counselors and the 1988 American Association for Counseling and Development Ethical Standards. Claims group counseling professionals need to continually reexamine and discuss ethical standards and guidelines…

Describes an evaluation system in which graduate students evaluate faculty in their roles as advisers and mentors. Discusses the benefits of such a system and makes suggestions for encouraging good mentor-protege relationships. Stresses the importance of these relationships. (KO)