A study examined (1) plans to pursue postgraduate training and degrees and fields of study, (2) whether perceived probability of pursuing training could be explained by a social psychological model, and (3) whether this model operated similarly at different points in pharmacy education. The model showed some predictive power. (MSE)

Results of a survey to determine the quality of masters' programs, doctoral programs, and faculty contributions to the profession are reported, and it is suggested that further examination of library education programs in highly perceived schools can lead to an upgrading of present evaluative standards. Sixteen references are listed. (RAA)

Discusses the content, objectives, and varied approaches to college-level planning education for planners in developing nations. Suggestions for improving planning education programs are offered. (WB)

Describes a topics course offered at the University of New Mexico entitled "Lasers in Chemistry," which is designed for beginning graduate students and advanced undergraduates in all areas of chemistry. (CS)

A model of graduate experiential learning assessment is proposed, based on the work of the Council for the Advancement of Experiential Learning. Present program practices in 12 programs are related directly to the model so that sound practices can be identified and replicated in other programs. (MLW)

Many alternative forms of graduate education are arising. Some are being provided as universities recognize the changing pattern of educational and career interest, while others are offered elsewhere to serve corporate or proprietary interests. Maintenance of educational quality must be paramount. (MLW)

Although M.B.A.s generally see themselves as the best and the brightest, a growing number of corporate managers look on them as arrogant amateurs, trained only in figures and lacking experience in both the manufacture of goods and the handling of people. (MLW)

Reports the results of a personally conducted survey on graduate programs in English that ranged from amusing to appalling. (JL)

Points out that reading professionals are often encouraged and expected to write for publication and proposes a graduate level course that would improve the writing skills of such people. (FL)

The rationale for graduate consortia, the constraints on cooperation, and guidelines for designing and managing an interuniversity consortium are examined. The experiences of five New York city doctorate-granting universities when they launched a project to test the feasibility of doctoral cooperation in arts and sciences are described.…

Four year project, involving 34 MA and five PhD psychology students, studied factors which might improve graduate training procedures. The effect of weekly specification of research tasks, meetings with supervisor, deadlines, feedback, and incentives were studied. Students' performance was highest when all components of the supervisory system were…

A study of the accomplishments and needs of the science education discipline revealed many areas indicative of crisis or problems: (1) a decrease in the number of science education programs; (2) decrease in faculty; (3) decline in research and curriculum development; (4) lack of cooperation and communication between departments; and (5) changes in…

The findings of a study conducted to identify critical skills needed by instructional technology program graduates to compete successfully for jobs in training have been adopted as a framework for preparing and evaluating student interns, as well as a yardstick along which course objectives and methods may be measured. (MER)

This article presents information on the new career alternative of art therapy: a definition of the field, types of training necessary, registration as an art therapist, and the job market. It is part of a theme issue on art therapy. (SJL)

Using aggregated data from each of four classical rankings of graduate programs in U.S. universities, it was found that the rankings of institutions in separate studies correlate significantly with each other and the results from the SDR model correlate significantly with the objective measures of academic honors, basic research, and research and…