In June 1973 the Harvard Graduate School of Education admitted 4 American Indian students into a Master's degree program and one person into a doctoral program. In addition, there were 5 students continuing in the Doctor of Education degree program and one new student in the Certificate of Advanced Study program for a total of 11 participants in…

In order to allow for formulating affective objectives in communicable terms, the Cognitive Preference Test in the Social Sciences was developed. This exploratory device, which reflects cognitive preferences in terms of students' dispositions to respond consistently to either particular or general features of data, uses multiple choice wherein 4…

Phase IV of the project entitled Occupational Education Administration Project (OEAP) presents the results of a comprehensive assessment to evaluate the effects of OEAP with respect to achievement and subsequent administrative performance of participating students. (OEAP, as a total project, was designed to (1) field test the model…

This article proposes development of self-instructional modules to individualize counselor training. Advantages and constraints of self-instructional modules are discussed and three components of a self-contained module are illustrated. Suggestions are included for implementing self-instructional modules as individual instructional units or as…

Characteristics of new students who received fellowships, assistantships, and loans at a large public research university in the Midwest are discussed. The purpose was to determine which of the characteristics led to an increased likelihood of receiving support: undergraduate grades, GRE scores, gender, ethnicity, citzenship, age, and field of…

A study of graduate social work students indicates that "nontraditional" students (older, married, and working graduate students) experience less rather than greater stress than other students. (Author/MH)

Discusses some of the benefits of being a university professor in a good graduate research department in engineering education. Focuses on the interactions between professors and their graduate advisees. Provides suggestions for advisers that may lead to better advisement and satisfactory faculty-student relationships. (TW)

Presents some perceived shortcomings of doctoral programs in chemistry in light of the recent emphasis on the undergraduate and precollege student. Cites some data that indicates that 10 percent of the doctoral students asked felt that the goals of their doctoral programs had never been explicitly set forth. (TW)

Documentation, satisfaction, and student performance data collected during 1984-85 from students and teachers were used to evaluate the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill graduate teacher training program in special education. Findings resulted in changes in course content, required courses, required course products, and student teaching…

Describes the development, implementation, and administration of a program training graduate-level teaching assistants in foreign language instruction to use computer assisted instruction. The program so far has encouraged the graduate students' interest in computers and increased computer literacy. (CB)

The correlates of average departmental annual research journal publication rates of faculty were examined in three disciplines: chemistry, history, and psychology. Variables studied included factual information about each department, faculty perceptions and ratings, and graduate students' perceptions and ratings. (Author/MLW)

The book "A Passion For Excellence," can stimulate the minds of student leaders. The relationships good leaders have with the members of their organization are discussed including: educating, sponsoring, coaching, counseling, and confronting. Face-to-face leadership and increasing leadership effectiveness are described. (MLW)

University students (N=169) rated their preferences for counselor gender for nine client concerns and completed a sex role inventory and a demographic questionnaire. Most who expressed a preference for counselor gender preferred male counselors for concerns other than sexual issues, particularly for vocational/academic and social/interpersonal…

A significant number of Black graduate students enrolled at the University of Florida in 1982 had higher grades than White students who had performed better than they on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). This suggests that the GRE is insensitive to the factors that affect Blacks' academic performance. (KH)

Industry-supported university-based research projects are increasing and are to be encouraged; however, policies should be carefully considered, especially those concerning conflicts of interest and commitment, and communication should continue to be improved. (MSE)