This paper describes the design and implementation of a graduate program delivery model in educational leadership with a curriculum collaboratively developed by a university and a high school. The goal of the program was to build faculty capacity at the high school by designing and implementing a graduate program around the school improvement…

Although few students terminate their pursuit of a doctorate during the course-work phase of their program, many doctoral students drop out around the time that they successfully complete planned courses, a period known as "all but dissertation" (ABD). An examination of how professional educators who added a doctoral program to their…

Research presented in this "progress report" is identified and categorized as doctoral dissertations, journal articles, conference papers, and other documents. This one-year "snapshot" provides an overview of the field for experienced researchers, doctoral students, and practitioners who use research findings. A listing of the institutions where…

Considering today's ever-increasing multicultural classroom environment, English teacher preparation programs at the doctoral level should revamp their curricula with regard for this diversity. New teacher education programs, such as the one presently being offered at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, are providing the impetus for new ways of…

A special issue of the journal, dedicated to Henry B. Kahane, the late founder of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Champaign, celebrates the department's first 25 years. It contains three parts. The first consists of specifically commissioned papers originally written in 1973-74 and meant for a specific project,…

This document presents tips for individuals applying to doctoral programs in clinical psychology. Suggestions are made for what applicants can do before they apply to improve their "applicant quality." Applicants should increase their Graduate Record Examination scores, go back to school if necessary to improve their grade point averages, obtain…

The Ohio Consortium for Portfolio Development was formed to further the use of portfolio development in student teacher evaluation. Central State University, a historically Black college, the University of Dayton, a private Catholic institution with a traditional teacher education program, and Wright State University, a commuter institution with…

Addresses the problem of insufficient guidance for graduate students who are choosing their doctoral research area. Describes a required graduate course for all doctoral candidates in chemistry at SUNY Buffalo entitled, "Selection of Thesis Research." (MLH)

Four American physics professors involved in the American Association of Physics Teachers' Committee on International Education in Physics outline the problems of deserving Asian physics students who seek graduate education in the United States. Suggestions are made for informing the prospective students about American schools and for designing…

Describes the role chemistry departments should assume in the environmental quality control area. Includes problems of program design, course offerings, research problems, and career qualifications. (GS)

Presents the philosophy and structure of an environmental program designed to retain the students identities as chemists. Describes the two core courses in environmental chemistry and lists the instructional materials used. (GS)

The purpose of this survey was to gather the opinions of a group of randomly selected members of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) regarding the quality of graduate programs in art education. (Author)