An experimental elective course was designed to incorporate both didactic material and laboratory experience into a practical intravenous admixture course. The course outline from Oregon State University is provided, along with a list of literature sources and typical hyperalimentation prescription. (LBH)

The expanding interest of medical professionals in health administration and the increasing need for all administrators to work closely with other health professionals continue to reinforce the judgment that health administration programs can and should be located in medical center settings. Such a program at the University of Colorado School of…

Historic preservation at Goucher is nominally designed to train students in techniques of maintaining the physical fabric of the past, to prepare them for graduate studies, and for careers as urban planners, historical archivists, and neighborhood preservationists. The success of the program is described. (Author/LBH)

A newly-released analysis based on a poll of 453 deans and professors calls into question several previous studies. It continues the ongoing debate over how academic and intellectual performance ought to be measured. (Editor/LBH)

Changes in the student population enrolling in university literature and language courses since the 1960's are described. Suggestions are made for changes in language department curricula and in graduate programs, including hiring practices. (RM)

The uncertain status of two-year college teacher preparation looms large in the calls for new degrees and new patterns of preparing faculty. Specific recommendations are made for preparing doctoral graduates to work in community and junior colleges. (LBH)

This brief paper describes a comparison of two different courses, both of which have been approved by the state of Georgia's Professional Standards Commission (PSC). These courses fulfill the PSC requirement that all teachers be competent with technology and know how to integrate technology into teaching and learning by the year 2006. The method…

This document reports on a workshop held in Arlington, Virginia, in 1998. The purpose of the forum was to share knowledge for strengthening graduate education in science and engineering, and learning from one another with the participation of faculty, administrators, staff, students, funding agents, leaders in business and industry, and…

This paper describes the development of a fully online Master's program in science education that is intended to help teachers extend their science knowledge and integrate inquiry-based science pedagogy and Web-based technologies into their teaching. Courses are co-taught by a scientist well-versed in the science domain of a given module and a…

This issue of Graduate Focus provides a brief status report on ethnic diversity at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). It includes an overview of relevant institutional data and notes various issues, concerns, and current activities. In graduate programs, UCLA designates as underrepresented minorities domestic students of…

The information in this report is a snapshot of the impressions of doctoral recipients at the University of California, Los Angeles, of the overall quality of mentoring, assistance with finding professional employment, and general interest in the student shown by the dissertation chair. Findings come from an analysis of an exit survey completed by…

An advanced training program in research methodology was designed, implemented, and evaluated for psychology faculty from four-year colleges. The goal was to build and sustain a community of college teachers committed to conducting aging research, incorporating methodological developments in psychology courses, and engaging undergraduate students…

The development of effective procedures for assessing the competency of counselors-in-training is a challenge facing counselor educators. The responsibility for assessment is documented in codes of ethics and standards for all counseling professional organizations. They suggest that students be assessed at admissions, during the program, and upon…

The relevancy of research and the subsequent development of research skills in counselor education training has been the subject of considerable debate. To assess the status of research in graduate programs, research productivity was reviewed among 78 Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) offering…

This paper describes how Western Washington University's Woodring College of Education designed an elementary Master in Education program to meet the needs of practicing teachers. Data gathering activities included systemic review of the graduate catalog's programs and enrollment; surveys of administrators and educators who completed Master's…