Examines the nature and extent of foreign-language competence desired for graduate English majors and the degree to which such expectations can be met by the regular two years of language study. Suggests that the foreign-language requirement needs a new orientation and new sign-posting through more appropriate testing instruments. (KEH)

Reports on a thesis and dissertation supervisory system that includes weekly meetings, task specification, feedback, and incentives. States that regular participants completed significantly more tasks when academic credit depended upon task completion, and that compared with a college-wide control group, a higher percentage of participants…

Conducted national survey of administrators, graduate faculty members, and graduate students (total N=320) to examine names used to describe field: student personnel, student affairs, student services, and student development. Results revealed significant and differential preferences: student development was term preferred overall, with student…

This article outlines the problems in the student pipeline and the faculty pipeline related to engineering. Difficulties of women engineering faculty members are discussed. (YP)

Describes the history of computer science departments at universities in China. Educational principles that characterize Chinese computer science education are discussed, selection of students for universities is described, and curricula for both undergraduate and graduate computer science studies are outlined. (LRW)

Examines developing mentor relationships and the association between mentor relationships and individual-organizational relationships. Indicates that many turning points occur later than proposed in broad-phase models of mentor relationship development. Finds that mentor relationships should not be assumed to benefit organizations. (SR)

A review of existing training programs for international teaching assistants indicates that trainers generally use one of four approaches: orientation, precession, concurrent-term, or preterm programs. The key to success to any of these approaches is the staff members who conduct the programs. (MLW)

The potential contribution of classroom research as a tool in the training of teaching assistants is explored. By collecting data on what students are learning in their classrooms, teachers can assess the effectiveness of their own teaching. (MLW)

Research on teaching assistants was reviewed, comparing the effectiveness of components of teaching assistant training programs. The research on teaching assistants characteristics as they are related to student ratings and achievement was examined. Future directions for research are discussed. (MLW)

Explores intellectual discussion through interviews with 20 faculty and graduate students at a large U.S. state university. The article describes the following: the study's dilemmatic framework; the interview materials and discourse analytic method; and three sets of contrary beliefs about appropriate communicative behavior in intellectual…

This study investigated the effect of types of orienting activities and practice on achievement, continuing motivation, and student behaviors in a cooperative-learning environment. Learning groups composed of graduate students viewed three instructional television lessons, which included advance organizers, objectives and verbal information, or…

Describes a study that compared three graduate level hypermedia courses and investigated whether a certain sequence or specific content might affect students' attitudes toward hypermedia. Authorware-based courses are compared with HyperCard-based courses, and the use of the Stages of Concern Questionnaire is discussed. (LRW)

Studies the statistical validation of a multiple-choice test designed to assess instructional design competency. Compares test results of instructional design professionals, graduate and nongraduate education students, and graduate and nongraduate noneducation students. Results indicate that the test accurately sorted respondents into their…

Documents the effects of training in behavioral consultation on 17 school psychology graduate students and on 44 client outcomes. Training focused on principles and mastery of applied behavioral therapy and consultation, relationship skills, and systems entry issues. Consultees and consultants expressed overall consumer satisfaction with the…

Based on the experiences of two women completing their doctoral programs, these case studies offer information about the components of mentoring relationships that facilitate women's performance in higher education, including psychosocial support, role modeling, and professional development. (JPS)