Investigates the mentoring relationship the author established with students, and determines how her experiences and the mentoring she received from her professors influenced her mentoring practices with her own graduate students. Confirms the dynamic nature of the mentoring process, and notes how her mentors influenced her practices but also…

Program directors (91 of 228) provided information on efforts to increase diversity in speech language pathology preparation. Minority enrollment has grown slowly, and there are active efforts to recruit and retain diverse students. Multicultural topics are infused in courses and graduate research training includes diversity issues. Diversity in…

This article describes how diaries were implemented in a study of the use of archives and archival finding aids by history graduate students. The issues concerning diary use as a data collection technique are discussed as well as the different types of diaries. (Author)

Focuses on the importance of teaching graduate students more about research. Discusses the content of a counseling psychology research seminar in which the students read articles from the "Journal of Counseling Psychology." Included readings on research design and methodology and multivariate statistical procedures. (CMK)

Presents an overview of exemplary community college graduate leadership programs. Discusses general trends in graduate curriculum (e.g., cohort-based programs with course work in leadership development, organizational change, diversity, and institutional development) and outlines 10 graduate programs that offer a focus in community college…

Describes program to provide guidance to graduate assistants as they begin to teach an undergraduate course in family relationships. Focuses on organization of the multisection course, as well as management of graduate assistant training program that includes use of an information and policy manual, implementation of a teaching seminar, and…

As a followup to distribution of a promotional poster, survey responses from 39 (of 61) individuals who had inquired about home economics graduate studies found the following factors potential influences: enjoyment of field, financial assistance, university reputation, and employment opportunities. The lengthy decision-making process suggests that…

Like Gresham's bimetallic currency system, the field-based and the conventional Ed.D. represent two types of programs operating within the same marketplace. Because the field-based program is likely to displace resident graduate study, the education profession should seriously inquire into the nature and purpose of its highest degree. (MLH)

Responds to review by Baker, Daniels, and Greeley of three major programs for systematic training of graduate-level counselors. Lists 10 important contributions by Robert R. Carkhuff to psychology and specifically to counseling and education. (TE)

A national survey of deans and directors of schools of social work concerning the administrative accounting of sexual harassment is reported. Over 50 schools reported some form of harassment in the last five years. The extent and sources of the problem and the administrative response to them are discussed. (MSE)

A discussion of the impact of modern biotechnological developments on pharmaceutical education looks at undergraduate and graduate curricula separately, and focuses on the impact on needs for new faculty and faculty retraining. Specific faculty and curriculum recommendations are made. (MSE)

Discussed is the role of schools of pharmacy in (1) preparing future practitioners to assimilate and shape the impact of biotechnology; (2) establish graduate and research programs to enhance and apply products of biotechnology; and (3) identify manpower needs to fully realize potential advances caused by biotechnology. (DB)

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has ruled that by the year 2000, new members must have 150 credits in higher education (a year of study beyond the bachelor's degree) due to the increased complexity of accounting. The transition to the new requirements is predicted to be disruptive. (MSE)

Graduate programs for preparing curriculum scholars must address: the intellectual and social history of American education; major curriculum theories and concepts; curriculum and classroom analysis techniques; research skills; and ways to maintain an open mind. (CB)

The traditional characteristics of academic graduate studies and preservice teacher education are inherently similar. This article reviews, summarizes, and strengthens the justifications for graduate-level preservice teacher education. (IAH)