Provides an overview of the adjustment concerns of international students and explores venues for inclusion of this population in multicultural training and counselor competency development opportunities for graduate students. Highlights a model of programming implemented at a private university that provides training opportunities for…

Investigates the degree to which on-site supervision of school counseling practicum students is allocated to various counseling roles and functions. Findings demonstrate less administrative supervision and more congruence with the time on task in actual job performance of practicing school counselors. Suggests the need for a differential emphasis…

Describes experiences teaching ethical issues in the conduct of research over several semesters using a simulation of research into obedience by S. Milgram in the early 1960s. Describes students' reactions to the simulation at emotional and intellectual levels and discusses the ethical dilemma these reactions have created for teachers…

Discusses how to teach visually impaired students in a multimedia learning environment based on a case study of a visually impaired graduate student at Ball State University (Indiana). Highlights include the use of multimedia to enhance verbal teaching rather than replace it, problems with multimedia, and solutions for teachers. (LRW)

Describes a writer's professional relationship with the scholarly figure of David Bartholomae and his collection of writings. Considers the issue of authority, social class, and tone in a writer's relationship to his or her sources, subjects, or readers. (TB)

A survey of 938 applications for postgraduate research scholarships at Australian universities examined respondents' choice of university and possible movement. Academic advisors were the most common source of information on postgraduate opportunities. Although only 61 percent were enrolling directly from their previous degree, 42 percent did not…

Male and female African American college students were asked to express their perceptions of the dynamics in their family of origin by completing the Family of Origin Scale. Respondents presented strongly positive perceptions of family dynamics, viewing their families as warm, nurturing, expressive, and supportive of individual autonomy. Results…

Describes and evaluates a four-session training program for Multidisciplinary Engineering Laboratory (MEL) teaching assistants at the Colorado School of Mines. The sessions focus attention on student development approaches to learning. (EV)

Summarizes current programming efforts to enhance the graduate student experience. Includes a focus on programs for the entering student, programs that support student persistence, and programs that facilitate a successful entry into careers. (SLD)

Studied strategies facilitating the learning of 1,329 international students making the transition to an Australian university during a 7-year period. Findings support the idea that curriculum redesign and a collaborative program integrating language and learning skills development with course content can benefit all students, and especially…

Describes how, as teaching assistants undertake organizing efforts on more campuses, small groups of TAs at some elite private colleges respond that unionizing is a bad idea. (EV)

A study assessed Master of Business Administration (MBA) students' (n=89) perceptions of the quality and convenience associated with the MBA program at West Texas A&M University. Students had mixed feelings about Internet-based instruction. Although over half felt it reduced the value of their degree, many identified positive aspects and fewer…

Rapid changes in the world of work coupled with changes in individuals' needs necessitate career counseling assistance. The Oakland University Adult Career Counseling Center uses the services of counseling students to offer career advising to community adults at no charge. The center and its approach are described, along with brief examples of…

Describes the extent to which the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education's (WICHE) Doctoral Scholars Program has influenced doctoral training in the counseling psychology program at the University of Utah. Highlights the importance of the faculty mentor as a facilitative agent in the training of ethnic minority students and in helping…

This article describes the process and outcome of a qualitative exploration of group co-leader relationships over a 16-week period. Results from this investigation generated theoretical conceptualizations regarding how co-leaders experience and perceive their relationships as they lead groups. The descriptions of these co-leaders illuminated the…