Six points with which graduate education should be concerned are argued: Maintain the quality and quantity of graduate education and attendant reserach; articulate graduate programs with industry and government; welcome second career; encourage specialization; revitalize the M.A.; and maintain a high level of Ph.D. production. (JMF)

Discusses a study undertaken to assess the effect of graduate student teaching assistants on undergraduate students' attitudes toward psychology in an introductory psychology laboratory course. Findings indicated that good TAs convey more positive feelings about the labs than do poorer TAs. (DB)

Reports findings of a content analysis of all letters of recommendation received by a sociology department for a given junior-level faculty position. Differences of contents provided for male and female applicants are identified. Finds that in this sample women were not strongly portrayed as committed intellectuals and colleagues. (RH)

This study investigated how graduate students described and evaluated the characteristics of their work-training experiences. The impact of the experiences on professional career development is discussed, and some implications are drawn on the nature and importance of experiential learning. (Author)

Tape recordings of counseling sessions collected from graduate student therapists were rated on process scales for empathy, warmth, genuineness, immediacy, self-disclosure and growth focus in an investigation of the interfudge reliability of a scale for counselor growth focus. Growth focus scores correlated highly with scores on other variables.…

A survey-questionaire of graduate schools (N=164) determined how they eliminated matriculated graduate students who have cognitive ability, but not affective ability to be successful counselors. The respondents were asked about psychological tools, legal difficulties, and procedures used to eliminate students after they were admitted to graduate…

This study describes a tutorial mode, inner-city graduate program designed for mature, full-time employed adults. As an aid in program development and quality control, a formal evaluation of the educational experience from program graduates is presented and explored. (Author)

Male and female counselors (N=88) viewed videotaped vignettes of two 35-year old women and two 20-year old women who portrayed problems about feared rape, existential anxiety, and choice of college major. Results indicated the two personal-social problems were rated as more serious than vocational problems on all dependent measures. (Author)

Frequency measures were based on the first 30 minutes of audiotaped interviews with clients, taken at the end of prepracticum, during practicum, and at least three months after training. Data indicate males make more responses overall than do females. Training of specific skills is affirmed. (Author)

This article discusses observations made while supervising rehabilitation counselor education students and examines the existence of a myth of "real" therapy. Methods for exploring this myth in graduate training programs and supervision are suggested. (Author)

Colorado State University has developed a strong interdisciplinary faculty that provides the entire university with graduate and undergraduate instruction in the basic biomedical sciences--anatomy, physiology, and microbiology--in addition to instruction in the professional curriculum. (LBH)

This study was conducted on the Counselor Evaluation Rating Scale (CERS). Ratings on 404 students from approximately 35 different supervisors were factor-analyzed using an oblique solution with rotation to simple loadings. It was concluded that the CERS has generally achieved the purposes intended by its authors. (Author)

In this study of black graduate students no significant difference was found between the two groups on mean graduate grade point average, retention rate, or graduation rate. There was a positive correlation between undergraduate and graduate grade point averages for each group within each of four fields of study. (Author/LBH)

Administration of the Derogatis Stress Profile to 509 medical students, 380 law students, and 215 graduate students at McGill University (Ontario) revealed that medical students are not greatly stressed relative to other groups, so other explanations must be sought for elevated levels of depression in some. One clear stressor found is the…