Student characteristics, course content, class activities, evaluation, and teaching methods are described for a graduate course in educational administration at University of New Orleans. Major issues considered include: organizational behavior and theory, the educational effectiveness and reform movements, leadership, and ethics. (IAH)

Examined relation between graduate training and counselor trainees' self-efficacy in using basic counseling skills. First- through fourth-year graduate counseling students (N=78) watched videotape of client and verbally responded to client statements. Found significant relation between level of graduate training and efficacy expectations and…

Conducted two studies to assess dimensionality of supervision. Examined dimensionality and construct validity of Bernard's model using 15 doctoral trainees. Expanded and tested model in combination with other supervision model using 25 master's level and 23 doctoral level counselor trainees. Three dimensions emerged which were consistent in…

Examines the effect of graphic, phonological, and graphic-and-phonological information on Chinese character identification by 22 Mandarin-speaking Taiwanese graduate students. Finds that graphic information plays an essential role in Chinese character identification, while phonological information does not enhance the accuracy of identification.…

This study assesses counseling teachers' and counseling students' perceptions regarding dual relationships in mentoring, friendships, monetary interactions, informal social interactions, and romantic-sexual relationships. Results indicate faculty-student and gender differences, with women more likely to rate actions as unethical. (JPS)

Describes a teaching activity using a poster-session format to teach first-year counseling psychology doctoral students the history of counseling. Evaluative data suggests that the format was an effective and powerful tool to teach the history of the profession. The implications of evaluative feedback are discussed in terms of teaching and…

Describes how master's students in professional writing researched technical writing in specific workplace cultures. Discusses students' constructs for understanding their own writerly selves and constructs that emerged for the interpretations of themselves and others. States that teaching technical authorship means addressing such issues as…

Two experiments were conducted with 124 undergraduate and graduate students to investigate the interaction between strategy use and accessibility to relevant knowledge. Variations in relevant knowledge accessibility significantly affected strategy use on the first memorization trial, and ease of use on the first trial affected maintenance of the…

Describes a study conducted at Rutgers University that investigated whether the ability to recognize and assess the information-seeking stage of the user is limited to skilled and experienced intermediaries or is achievable by novice searchers. Searchers' assessment of the user's problem definition level and work stage are examined. (five…

Examined whether perceptions of selected service needs differ among specific age groups of graduate students (n=604). Responses to Graduate Student Services Inventory revealed that traditional age students expressed greater need for and use of most services than did adult students. With few exceptions, need for and use of graduate services…

It is argued that the axes of the Learning Style Inventory and Learning Style Questionnaire are not conceptually aligned. More accurate comparison involves the degree of similar classification of learning styles, as illustrated in the modest but similar degree of classification for 44 graduate and undergraduate students. (SLD)

Examined African-American participation in marriage and family therapy (MFT) academic programs. Collected data from 25 program directors and from 15 African-American students. Results indicated that African-American students and faculty were glaringly underrepresented in MFT master's and doctoral programs. Less than 1% of all MFT master's degree…

Reviews doctoral dissertation research in rehabilitation during 1988 and 1989 and provides topical index of dissertations. Describes methodology used to compile, select, and categorize bibliography of dissertations, along with reference citations, summary observations, and comments regarding observable trends. (Author/NB)

This account of one student's experience of an internship recommends (1) arranging internships soon after coursework; (2) matching intern expertise with adult learning needs; (3) identifying role models who have strengths the intern wants to develop; and (4) taking time to reflect on the internship process with an expert who can share insights.…

Surveyed 343 counselor education programs to determine inclusion or exclusion of religious/spirituality issues in counselor education curricula. Findings revealed that minority of programs included religious and spiritual issues. Findings are consistent with those from psychologist and psychiatrist training programs. Respondents did report…