This document contains 4 papers: "A Research Base for a Diversified System of Higher Education," by T.R. McConnell, which deals with some of the many kinds of investigations necessary for designing and developing a pluralistic system of higher education; "The Structure of University Costs," by C.F. Carter, which discusses an…

This working paper was prepared to provide the framework for discussions and recommendations at a conference to examine a research study on the doctorate in education and propose improvements in doctoral programs. (SP 004 602 is the conference report.) The paper summarizes the data of a 1960 research study ("An Inquiry into Conditions Affecting…

An inductive text to be used in introductory courses in educational research is presented. Rather than drawing conclusions for students, the author provides them with a series of exercises that allows them to experience what doing research actually means. The students learn to identify researchable issues, formulate and analyze research questions…

This research report was conducted to determine if graduate students comprehend microfilmed material significantly quicker than hard copy material of a similar level of difficulty since they tend to read microfilm quicker. The research followed a descriptive design with a statistical inference obtained from an analysis of data collected from a…

The J. Morris Jones--World Book Encyclopedia--American Library Association (ALA) Goals Award for 1970 was presented to the Membership Committee of ALA for a project to enable a select group of young librarians to attend the Annual Conference of the ALA in Dallas in 1971. The Students to Dallas project sought to communicate to the participating…

The purpose of this study was to discover the extent to which the satisfaction of graduate students is associated with the collegiality of faculty-student relationships within the student's own department, the competitiveness of student-student relationships within the department, and the discrepancy between what the student expected graduate…

A study was made of the effects of presenting instructional objectives to students in a graduate computer-managed course. It was expected that the availability of behaviorally stated objectives would reduce test item response latency, increase study time, and reduce state anxiety. Since all subjects were required to reach criterion on each unit of…

An American graduate student describes his experiences at Oxford University and how they enchanted his educational and social growth. (RK)

Suggests that A-Trait may have a direct influence on achievement in addition to influencing it through A-State. Results confirmed expectations that A-Trait is relatively stable over time and that A-State is less stable. (Author/DEP)

Tested the ability of Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to predict student business concentration. Significant discriminant analysis results were obtained for both instruments. Classification analyses supported the potential usefulness of the VPI for counseling students regarding…

Investigated a category system of emotion words used in training beginning counselors to respond appropriately to client emotions. Experienced counselors, counselors in training, and noncounselors performed a free sort of 45 emotion words. The categories used by each subject group were more similar to each other than to the hypothesized…

Findings of a study on Hispanic student and faculty representation at Schools of Public Health indicate substantial underrepresentation of both groups. The University of Puerto Rico graduates half of all Hispanic public health graduates and employs two-thirds of all Hispanic public health faculty. (Author/GC)

The purpose of this study was to examine satisfaction with the supervisory relationship, satisfaction with graduate education, reasons why both students and supervisors decide to work together, positive role modeling, and the decision to pursue an academic career. Other variables examined in the study included: gender, age, department/faculty, and…

This collection serves as a quick guide to Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) tools graduate students may find useful. The guide contains example screens and information on each of these: (1) ACCESS ERIC Home Page, the hub of the ERIC system, which links to all Clearinghouses and support components; (2) the ERIC system slide show home…

This test-retest reliability study was conducted to test the reliability of an instrument designed to measure the relative importance of eight implementation conditions. Data for the Ensminger-Surry Implementation Profile Instrument (ESIP) were gathered starting January 2003. Participants were from a variety of occupations. Ages ranged from the…