Examined relationship between Batson's (1976) three religious orientations (Means, End, Quest) and level of moral judgment. Graduate students (N=64) completed the Religious Life Inventory; the Gladding, Lewis, and Adkins Scale of Religiosity; and the Defining Issues Test. Findings support Batson's contention that Quest orientation defines more…

Examined physical and social factors that may contribute to occupancy of graduate residence halls. Surveyed 85 residents of three graduate residence halls. Data suggest that convenience to class/campus and a private room are primary factors influencing student occupancy. Other contributing, but less important, factors included safety, academic…

Graduate students (n=529) in humanities, social sciences, life sciences, and physical sciences were surveyed about their perceived social support, financial problems, academic functioning, and psychological distress. Expected differences between "hard" and "soft" sciences were not supported; however, across fields, financial…

Describes investigation examining effectiveness of Practicum in the Teaching of Psychology for training prospective faculty members. Examines questions regarding knowledge and skills, self-efficacy activities, and soundness of practicum design. Suggests need for information on broad range of topics and feedback from students and practicum…

Views on the concepts of knowledge and beliefs were compared for 54 adults in the United States and 66 in Europe (primarily in the Netherlands). Differences related to the definition of and relationship between knowledge and beliefs were identified, with European respondents tending to be more diverse in their viewpoints. (SLD)

Most theories of student development do not consider the special circumstances graduate students encounter in their programs. A three-stage model of graduate development is presented to highlight some of the commonly-encountered difficulties graduate students may face at various points in their studies. (Author)

Investigated relationship between regular meditation and/or physical exercise and dimensions of self-actualization (inner-directedness, living in present, lowered anxiety) of 103 graduate counseling students. Students who meditated or who meditated and exercised had significantly greater inner-directedness than did those who only exercised or who…

Presents comprehensive picture of supervision for beginning and advanced graduate students of counseling and psychotherapy. Argues that supervision should encourage continuous reflection at all levels of expertise. Examines impact of performance anxiety and advantages and disadvantages of modeling for beginning students. For advanced students,…

Examined relationships among anxiety, thoughts, self-efficacy, and performance of 37 students defending their doctoral dissertations. After orals, faculty examiners rated each student's performance and anxiety level. State-of-mind ratio (ratio of positive to positive-plus-negative thoughts) appeared to be more important contributor to anxiety than…

Discusses the relevance of behavior analysis to higher education, including undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty, based on a three-contingency model of performance management. Natural contingencies, performance management contingencies, and theoretical contingencies are described, and applications of the model are discussed. (Contains 13…

Conducted assessment of current status of doctoral education opportunities for student affairs professionals, drawn from data from the Doctoral Programs for Student Affairs Practitioners Questionnaire completed by 36 program directors, the Student Characteristics Questionnaire completed by 48 respondents, and a survey of 775 doctoral students.…

Discusses three perils of "process talk" in counseling and counselor education: (1) perils of superfluity; (2) perils of concretizing; and (3) perils of prescription. It is concluded that there currently is little reason to support the use of "process model" of counseling and psychotherapy as blueprints for counseling or…

Discusses various approaches to multicultural counseling training currently being used in counselor education programs. Outlines a developmental framework that describes the types of training thought to be available to counseling students at this time. (Author)

Examined screening and dismissal procedures currently being used in counselor training programs. Survey questionnaire, Screening and Terminating Procedures, was completed by 133 master's level counselor education programs. Findings showed that, although counselor educators had developed and used formal initial screening procedures, they were less…

Multiple case study of four supervisors of master's level students in a counselor education program indicated that numerous factors shaped supervisors' in-session performance and revealed a complex interplay between thoughts and behaviors. (ABL)