Using 1990 US census data, examines the relationship between overeducation and earnings focusing on individuals with postcollege schooling. Finds that being overeducated increases the wages of men working at a job requiring a bachelor's degree. Compares results with findings in Canada and the United Kingdom. Suggests that overeducation contributes…

Describes how the competition for top students for business and law schools has become so fierce that recruiters are perfecting the "hard sell." (EV)

Describes how the University of Virginia is beginning to fall apart, while the recently completed Darden Graduate School of Business Administration is moving toward self-sufficiency and is the sign of things to come in the privatization of public higher education. In its eagerness to enter the top ranks of business schools, Darden has made the…

Critiques an article on using reflection to examine discrimination in higher education and the academe, presenting one American Indian woman administrator's experience with higher education and beyond. Emphasizes the benefits of: having a mentor, defining an agenda to guide one's research, clearly defining one's expectations for tenure, and…

Pre/posttest data from 177 graduate and 196 undergraduate students in business ethics courses involving case studies and class debate showed that women and undergraduates made the most postcourse gains. Humanities majors had markedly higher posttest scores than any other majors. (Contains 13 references.) (SK)

Presents a theoretical framework for teaching and learning research literacies. Describes a classroom demonstration involving graduate student cohorts in appreciative inquiry into practitioners' ways of writing. Addresses the issues of human subjects, informed consent, and the ethics of representation. (Contains 49 references.) (SK)

Argues that lack of clarity regarding roles, functions, and research of psychologists in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings has prevented establishing guidelines for training graduate students to work in rehabilitative settings. Asserts that students should have core training in psychology and receive coursework and practica in…

Professional home economists should be provided with the opportunity to acquire fundamental user-specific knowledge of modern communications technologies. To this end, a graduate course was developed consisting of nine modules ranging from educational television and radio to computer conferencing and desktop publishing. (Author)

Increased involvement by state and federal government in graduate medical education is related to the academic medical community's unwillingness to address issues of: manpower supply and specialty distribution, limited effectiveness of minority enhancement programs, and foreign medical graduates. Medical educators are urged to initiate solutions…

A survey of 62 college and university faculty determined that 77 different textbooks are being used in courses designed for teachers of the gifted. For textbooks most frequently used, information is provided about the textbook content, course levels used for, and basis for selection. (Author/JDD)

Suggests that networking in the sense of raising the visibility of scholarly work is a technique which should be included in the graduate psychology program as a method of enhancing academic careers. Describes a number of networking strategies which might be undertaken by young academics. (KO)

Discusses a change in engineering education emphasizing human responsibility for environment, natural resources and reactions concerning technology. Describes the Swedish education system and a change in the curricula at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. (Author/YP)

Assessment center principles can be used not only to identify effective school administrators, but also to prepare potential administrators during graduate school programs. Five administrator preparation components could benefit from applying the assessment center method: curriculum, instruction, personnel, standards, and research. (MLH)

Describes personal experience as graduate student in counseling and discusses the influence of one teacher who, by living his values in an authentic way, affirmed himself to his students as he involved them in their processes of becoming teachers and counselors. (Author/NB)

Suggests that there is a need for primary care providers. Discusses the appropriateness of advanced practice nurses in providing that care and explains why funding for graduate nursing education is an economically sound venture. (Author)