Engineering graduates are choosing to enter immediate employment rather than going on for further training and a master of science. Issues and trends related to the decline in advanced engineering training, a threat to United States technical vitality, are addressed. (JN)

A training program using written manuals, videotaped models, rehearsal, role plays, and performance feedback was effective in increasing the instruction, informing, and praising skills of five graduate students in family therapist training. Subjects worked with parents and their developmentally handicapped or behavior problem preschoolers. (CL)

Faculty members in social/behavioral science programs at the Universities of Chicago and California at Berkeley have been given the highest overall "grades" for quality by their academic peers in a survey published by the National Academy of Sciences. Includes scores for anthropology, geography, history, political science, psychology and sociology…

Describes an industry-related program at the University of Texas (Arlington) leading to a Doctorate of Science in Applied Chemistry. The program requires an industrial internship and a dissertation based on research involving both the university's chemistry faculty and chemists in industry. (SK)

The extent to which successful completion of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree could be predicted from readily available admissions data was examined. Results of the discriminant analysis showed that the two criterion groups (graduates and nongraduates) could be differentiated. (Author/GK)

Urban and regional development in Third World countries has been changing in terms of aims, planning style, analytic methods and scope. These evolving perspectives are reviewed, and recommendations for incorporating such changes into professional programs in urban and regional studies are presented. (WB)

The historic sources of graduate study in the United States, specifically the German influence, are examined, and the relationship of current experiential learning to past traditions of graduate study is discussed. Greater flexibility in the use of experience in graduate instruction and research is suggested. (MLW)

The quality and assessment of experiential learning and the effectiveness of its integration with formal didactic instruction are considered central factors in curriculum design and the planning of graduate programs. Nine dimensions of change in graduate and professional learning are discussed. (MLW)

Identifies three kinds of relationships possible between the researcher and his/her research in order to establish criteria for acceptable dissertations: elliptical, epicentric, and centroidal. Maintains that significant contributions stem only from centroidal relationships. Considers several other requirements for an acceptable dissertation,…

Presents data from four annual surveys of psychology doctorates with regard to rates of employment and unemployment; employment in psychology-related work, in academic settings, service, business, government, and other settings, full-time and part-time employment; and postdoctoral fellowships. Includes job market perceptions of recent doctorate…

The authors present their analysis of trends discernable in doctoral programs in science education from 1966-1980 in 22 institutions with respect to enrollments, faculty, program features, and placement of graduates. (Authors/PB)

Research reveals a double jeopardy for women employed in organizations: personal, interpersonal, and organizational barriers to advancement, and loss of organizational and interpersonal rewards that men have with advancement. Implications for teaching social work practice at the master's level are discussed. (MSE)

Recent data from western states on professional meeting programs, enrollment in educational administration graduate schools, and new hires in school administration indicate that sex discrimination in educational administration is lessening but will probably remain for some time to come. (RW)

A study is reported that sought to determine the prevalence and incidence of stress-associated illnesses and to identify possible sources of stress among students enrolled in a combined medical-doctoral (M.D.-Ph.D.) program. The information obtained from M.D.-Ph.D. students was compared with the responses of M.D. students and Ph.D. students.…

Describes engineering education's increasing enrollment in contrast to the shortage of engineering teachers and modern teaching facilities. Reasons for the decrease in engineering educators include low salaries and the need for graduate education. Recommendations include the establishment of graduate fellowships, increased teaching salaries, and…