International students' perceptions of and preferences for the teaching-learning process in a U.S. university was assessed. Nine participants representing three regions of the world (Asia, Africa, and Latin America) were interviewed individually and asked to reflect on their teaching-learning experiences in Ph.D. courses. They were also asked to…

This paper outlines a project by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division C to pair graduate students seeking mentors with willing mentors on different campuses. Mentoring has long been shown to provide tremendous benefits to participants, but until recently, it was felt that participants needed to be within the same…

This issue brief presents trends in the flow of Chinese graduate students in science and engineering to U.S. universities, their contribution to U.S. academic research, and their subsequent employment in the U.S. highly skilled labor force in postdoctoral appointments and other employment. While graduate students, Chinese students who earned a…

Enrollment of science and engineering (S&E) graduate students in the United States increased in 1999 after five consecutive annual decreases. In the fall of 1999, 411,308 students were enrolled in S&E programs at the graduate level, a 2% increase from 404,903 in 1998. The number of full-time students enrolled for the first time in graduate…

This document asks higher education institutions to update data on research students, research assistants, research fellows, and income from charities. These data will inform quality-related research (QR) funding for the academic year 2004-2005. It also asks institutions to update data on fundable research students who are eligible to pay certain…

This study examined the process followed by graduate students in the formation of research problems for their dissertations. Narratives were solicited from researchers who received Spencer Awards for their dissertation research, and researchers received 30 narratives that described the process of research problem formation. The grounded theory…

The meaning of success as experienced by students in statistical methods courses was studied. Six social science graduate students who had completed several statistical methods courses were interviewed. The qualitative method of phenomenology was used to understand the essence of success by analyzing the students' experiences and perceptions. The…

An electronic portfolio is a collection of selected documents that illustrate an individual's competencies, skills, and accomplishments in a consolidated technological format. Like the traditional portfolio, counselors can use an electronic portfolio to document their professional skills and progress for supervisors, record their professional…

The implementation of a plus/minus system of grading to replace the traditional A through F grading system for graduate students was studied at a midsize Midwestern university. Decimal equivalents were established to enable the computation of grade point averages (GPAs) that reflected the dispersion of grades through the plus/minus system. A…

This study is an examination of the scores obtained on the Miller Analogies Test for students classified as either Anglos or Mexican Americans, and also the relationship between these scores and the first semester GPA in graduate school for both groups. (Author)

The concept of mastery is examined and its application to an Educational Psychology course at the University of Pittsburgh is carefully detailed. (Author)

The results of a survey of library school student associations are summarized. The letters and questionnaires sent to the deans and association presidents are appended. (SM)

Results of a survey conducted by the Association of American Library Schools' (AALS) Committee by Correspondence on Interschool Relationships are briefly discussed. (1 reference) (SM)