The article discusses a dialogical peer inquiry process as a practice of co-constructing knowledge in graduate coursework. The process, formerly structured as an exam, was developed by Dr. Vera John-Steiner more than 30 years ago and has been implemented in adapted forms by her students in their teaching. The dialogical peer inquiry process…

This paper explores the differences and similarities of the three library schools educating librarians and information professionals in Greece. The structure of higher education in Greece has recently undergone major changes (2002) integrating technological institutions and universities under one umbrella that of higher education. As a result,…

When looking at healthcare education settings, one barrier to understanding the nature of socialization and its effect on teaching methodology design is the advent of blended learning formats used within education departments. The author utilized qualitative research using grounded theory with deductive, verification and inductive processes to…

The imperative for prospective teachers, school districts, Illinois policy makers and the public as a whole to know more about teacher preparation is the motivation behind this report. At the request of Advance Illinois, the authors evaluated 111 undergraduate and graduate programs in 53 education schools as well as three "independent…

This book explores the efficacy of innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to educational leadership preparation implemented at universities across the United States that serve K-12 populations in urban, rural, and suburban contexts. This collection of chapters draws from seminal and contemporary literature on preparation programs, the…

The European Students' Union (ESU) has been writing about the student perspective on the Bologna Process since it get formally involved in it. Four editions of the students' independent stocktaking report "Bologna With Student Eyes" between 2003 and 2009 shed light on the perception of those stakeholders, which are probably mostly…

This study explores the relationship between graduate students' communication practices and their perceived sense of program-level community within a graduate program. The program under study consists of both traditional on-campus students, as well as students who take classes via a distributed-learning model. This particular program has made a…

This directory is intended to assist National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows in contacting the coordinating official appointed at each institution of higher education to handle NSF Graduate Research Fellowship matters and lists all institutions who have recently had NSF fellows studying on their campuses. Officials are listed…

Describes how to perform accurate research. Also includes suggestions for specific research projects under such headings as: (1) types; (2) environments; (3) interactions; (4) classification; (5) hexagonal model; and (6) differentiation. (HMV)

This is the report of the 1968 annual conference of the Western Association of Graduate Schools. The major theme of the conference was planning for graduate education in the 70's. The first session of the conference presented addresses by deans of the represented colleges in which problems and plans in the future of graduate education were…

Data on the Graduate Record Examination covering the period from October 1970 through September 1971 and covering all score reports forwarded to the University of Washington during the year are given. Scores are included not only for students who completed applications but for those who may have submitted only GRE scores. Table 1 reports data…

A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS IN GEORGIA IS OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE UPPER 20 PERCENT OF THEIR GRADUATING CLASSES AND TO COLLEGE STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHO HAVE HAD AND CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A "B" AVERAGE. SCHOLARSHIPS OF UP TO $5,800 ANNUALLY IN ACCREDITED GEORGIA COLLEGES ARE…

TO ATTRACT OUTSTANDING ARTS AND SCIENCE GRADUATES INTO TEACHING CAREERS, AND TO GIVE THEM THE SPECIAL TRAINING NEEDED FOR WORK WITH DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY IN COOPERATION WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFERS A TWO-SUMMER PLUS TWO-SEMESTER PROGRAM LEADING TO A MASTER'S DEGREE, A SECONDARY TEACHING CERTIFICATE WITH 1/2-YEAR TEACHING…