Addresses the problem of insufficient guidance for graduate students who are choosing their doctoral research area. Describes a required graduate course for all doctoral candidates in chemistry at SUNY Buffalo entitled, "Selection of Thesis Research." (MLH)

Four American physics professors involved in the American Association of Physics Teachers' Committee on International Education in Physics outline the problems of deserving Asian physics students who seek graduate education in the United States. Suggestions are made for informing the prospective students about American schools and for designing…

Describes the role chemistry departments should assume in the environmental quality control area. Includes problems of program design, course offerings, research problems, and career qualifications. (GS)

Presents the philosophy and structure of an environmental program designed to retain the students identities as chemists. Describes the two core courses in environmental chemistry and lists the instructional materials used. (GS)

The purpose of this survey was to gather the opinions of a group of randomly selected members of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) regarding the quality of graduate programs in art education. (Author)

The change in the philosophy underlying federal support of university research is examined. Mission-oriented research in contrast to basic research is defined. The impact of mission-oriented research upon universities and university education is emphasized. (DE)

Describes new concepts of course and residency at Union Graduate School. (DW)

The necessity for training highly competent individuals to assume educational leadership positions will be critical in the near future, since a sizeable percentage of school administrators and professors of educational administration will retire over the next decade. The programs preparing current administrators are not equipped to meet the…

This paper describes the 5-year Austin Teacher Program (ATP) at Austin College with emphasis on the collaboratively supervised internship in the graduate year. Some results of a comprehensive survey of over 400 ATP graduates are discussed, as well as issues and needs in the supervision of interns, and implications for the future in the supervision…

This 145-item bibliography of examination study guides is a major revision of an earlier edition published in 1989. There are 45 new entries and 23 deletions of older books. This bibliography is intended for undergraduate students preparing for examinations required for admission to graduate or professional schools and for college graduates…

Professional concerns for graduate study in general and the nature of doctoral degrees in the field of industrial arts are discussed, with specific focus on the Doctor of Industrial Technology (D.I.T.), which is offered as an alternative to the Ph.D. or Ed.D. at the University of Northern Iowa. Three basic purposes of graduate education as…