This study surveyed audiology program directors (N=46) and audiologists (N=70) concerning preparation in pediatric audiology, specifically general program characteristics, education and training in pediatric audiology, affiliation with a pediatric medical facility, affiliation with school systems, and perceived adequacy of preparation. Comparison…

Describes the use of concept mapping as a teaching technique in a graduate-level educational psychology course. Examines constructivist learning as a theoretical base for instruction, defines concept mapping, and outlines the classroom technique used. Asserts that concept maps guide, promote, and assist in knowledge construction as a metacognitive…

Describes 141 graduate programs in Instructional Technology, Educational Media and Communications, and School Library Media in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Entries provide name and address, contact person, degrees offered and specializations, special features, admission requirements, degree requirements, number of full-time and…

Four participants discuss their roles in a high school-university collaborative initiative for democratic education. A teacher, professor, graduate student, and teacher/graduate student demonstrate how they created more equitable roles in the university and high school partnership through critical reflection and interaction. (MMU)

Reviews the current state of postgraduate preparation for educators of students with sensory disabilities in Australia. In particular, it describes and discusses the Renwick College program, which has resulted from an innovative partnership between a regional university and a reputable community service-provider agency. (Author/CR)

Explains the Universal Design for Learning that provides students with multiple representations of information. Highlights include a graduate course that offered printed materials, online text, movies, videotapes, and a Web site; providing multiple representations of content for students with disabilities; and multiple options for expressing…

Discusses Emory University's (Georgia) Teaching Assistant Training and Teaching Opportunity (TATTO) program, which consists of five components: Graduate School Course, Departmental Course, Teaching Assistantship, Teaching Associateship, and Dean's Teaching Fellowship. Considers the strengths and problems of TATTO. Lists the aspects of TATTO worth…

Discusses the focus of foreign-language graduate programs on preparing students for their careers. The article argues that the spread of teaching-methods courses and the interest in the utility of education has transformed these programs into hybrids that lack intellectual discipline. The article concludes graduate programs in foreign languages…

The problem of inadequate supervision of graduate-level academic work and research projects is examined, focusing on the lack of understanding of the supervisory role and disciplinary differences in research degree expectations. The concept of research supervisor as mentor is discussed, drawing on recent literature. Some efforts to train…

Evolution of an Australian program to provide professional development for university faculty involved in graduate student supervision is described. The externally-funded program began with an action research project to study the collaborative relationship between supervisors and students. When a group process was found impractical, individual…

Results with 72 graduate students in statistics assigned to self-monitoring, instructor-monitoring, and control groups indicated that the self-monitoring group performed better on course tests, used more self-regulated learning strategies, and developed better knowledge representation of the course content than the other two groups. (SLD)

Describes the preliminary research, developmental process, and midpoint evaluation of Los Angeles Unified School District and Pepperdine University's restructured Educational Leadership Academy for entry-level administrators and other school leaders. The academy's mission is to prepare administrators who are committed to creating and leading…

Determines the relationship of research training environment to variables theorized to be either related or unrelated to that environment. Subjects were graduate students (n=171) who responded to the Research Training Environment Scale (RTES). The RTES was unrelated to participants' interest in the practitioner's role and minimally related to…

Examines the importance of relevance criteria in end-user evaluation of valuable or high relevant information as users move through six stages of information seeking proposed by Kuhlthau (1994) and as they selected, obtained, and read information sources. Respondents were enrolled in graduate studies at the University of North Texas and Texas…

Draws data from an interview study of the perceptions of multidisciplinary education in health care. Suggests that multidisciplinary education is neither an easy nor a cheap option and that it requires careful planning. Contains 33 references. (DDR)