This study investigates the relationship between three dimensions of perfectionism and five dimensions of library anxiety among graduate students. Topics include barriers with library staff; knowledge of the library; mechanical barriers; affective barriers; use of the Library Anxiety Scale and Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale; and Pearson…

Describes a university-school partnership that was established for instructional technology graduate students to act as mentors to elementary school teachers in a rural school in Ohio. Discusses the values of mentoring; the need for flexibility; the use of technology; and collaborative learning. (LRW)

Responds to "Rethinking the Graduate Seminar." Addresses topics such as the many styles of teaching in graduate seminars, the role of the instructor, the graduate seminar as part of professional socialization, and socialization for the teacher. Provides suggestions on the article's ideas for dealing with discussion. (CMK)

Continues the discussion on graduate seminars begun in the authors' article "Rethinking the Graduate Seminar." States that the goal of the article was to encourage dialogue about how to teach the graduate seminar effectively. Addresses the responses from the other articles in this issue of "Teaching Sociology." (CMK)

Offers reflections on the experience of having Viktor Lowenfeld as a mentor. Presented at the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Convention in Washington, D.C. in March 1999 as an adapted version of the Lowenfeld Lecture. Includes comments from other people who have memories of Lowenfeld as a mentor. (CMK)

The aging of the United States population is creating an increased need for social workers and other helping professionals with training in gerontology. Recent estimates indicate that less than 3% of MSW students are enrolled in an aging concentration, as compared to 19.0% enrolled in children/youth concentrations. This study (N=126) examines…

As novice members of their academic discourse communities, postgraduates face the challenge of learning to write in ways which will be judged as appropriate by those communities. Two resources in this effort are students' own observations of the features of published texts in their disciplines, and feedback on their texts from teachers and…

We compare the structure and content of political experts' knowledge with that of novices. We were particularly interested in whether experts would show more causal and historical reasoning in explaining political events, as well as whether their knowledge was structured in the form of a narrative. Eight relative political experts (advanced…

Educators of professionals often want to determine the quality of student performance and its impact on those they serve. Performance assessment in the education of teachers, medical practitioners, and counselors, for example, currently receives much discussion and debate in the literature (Vaugh & Everhart, 2004; Howley, 2003; and, Urbani et al.,…

This article considers interdisciplinary approaches to education for sustainable development (ESD) in initial teacher training (ITT) partnerships in the light of recent national policy initiatives. In identifying challenges for interdisciplinary innovation, it brings to bear research evidence from three sources: questionnaires sent to ITT…

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between student-life stress and health related quality of life (HRQOL) among Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) students. Data were collected for 166 students in the first three years of a Pharm.D. curriculum. Student-Life Stress Inventory scores were significantly negatively correlated to mental…

This qualitative study examined Chinese international laboratory-based research students' experiences of supervision during the first six to eighteen months of their candidature in Singapore. The experiences of marginalization in student/supervisory relationship identified in the study, particularly in the first six months, may very largely be…

This paper investigates students' initial encounters with the seminar as a working form in higher education. The main interest was to explore how the communication pattern, the aim of the seminar and meaning were negotiated. The results originate from an ethnographic field study where we followed a group of students in a Masters program in Social…

The current paper uses information obtained from teaching practices to conceptualize how computers might be used to enhance the supervision of graduate counselling students (herein called beginning counsellors). Using Hill and O'Grady's (1985) list of counsellor intentions, the author devised a computer program called "Counsellor Assisted…

This study provides initial evidence for the criterion-related validity of tacit knowledge (TK) as an alternative measure for selecting psychology graduate students and adds insight to the construct of TK by evaluating its factor structure, assessing convergent relationships with other variables, and exploring alternative reasons for why TK…