Results of a survey of higher education shows that college faculty and students have a variety of attitudes (conservative, liberal, and moderate) on current topics such as grades, collective bargaining by faculty members, and attitudes toward minorities. (MLH)

Can graduate students in a distance learning environment gain meaningful research experience through a virtual action research project? The answer is an emphatic "yes." The purpose of this paper is to determine the extent to which students seeking an EdD degree can gain research experience through an action research project conducted in a virtual…

This study investigated the relationships among environmental noise (i.e., location, type, and constancy) and graduate student preferred learning styles (visual-overhead transparencies, auditory-lecture, kinesthetic-activity), gender, and age differences. The participants were 43 graduate students, who were currently teachers with experience…

This paper presents a vision of what disciplinary societies can and should do to support the Preparing Future Faculty Program (PFF) and similar educational reform agendas at both graduate and undergraduate levels. The main thesis is that college and university initiatives to improve the quality of education should be reinforced by comparable…

Which foundational theorists, concepts, and published literature anchor the emerging narrative perspective in the social sciences, particularly psychology? A panel of 19 scholars who actively publish from this viewpoint and drawn mostly from psychology and sociology (N=10 and 5, respectively) was surveyed to offer expert judgment about this…

A long-standing aspect of collegiate culture at many advanced-degree-granting universities is the use of Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) to teach an introductory course. This practice presents a serious pedagogical challenge--namely, how to train inexperienced GTAs to teach the course. Too often new GTAs are merely supplied with the textbook…

The purpose of this study was to examine doctoral students' preparation in statistics in the field of education. A national survey was conducted focusing on 27 quantitative methods (QM) programs. One QM professor from each program was identified and asked to describe and evaluate the training of QM and non-QM doctoral students at his or her…

An integral part of the educational leadership program at Auburn University is the Doctoral Educational Leadership Program, which began in 1989 to allow part-time doctoral students to gain full-time residency status. The program has evolved since its beginning. This paper presents the theoretical frameworks used to restructure the educational…

This guide addresses how to both ask for and write letters of recommendations. To ask for a letter of recommendation is to ask for a favor, thus requests should be courteous and unassuming. An appointment to request a letter in person should be made at the professor's convenience, at least a month ahead of the recommendation deadline. If at a…

Cheating and plagiarism were studied at a midwestern public university's College of Education, by interviewing three male and three female students who were in Master's programs in health education, rehabilitation counseling, and community counseling. None of the six students had had a formal orientation program covering expectations about…

This paper combines the inquiry phase of the New Pathways project on faculty careers and employment with recommendations for concrete practice on campus, bringing together findings from a series of interviews of new faculty and graduate students called "Heeding New Voices" with the guide "Principles of Good Practice: Supporting Early-Career…

This book was created to honor Jules B. LaPidus, retiring president of the Council of Graduate Education, and to preserve his writings and speeches. The papers and speeches of Part 1 show how the author addressed the topical issues of graduate education, moving from observation to direction on research, funding, and preparation of faculty. Part 2…

This bibliography represents independent inquiry and scholarly research produced by South Carolina State University students from 1950 through 2000. It includes: (1) dissertations; (2) theses; (3) problems in lieu of theses; and (4) projects. The 231 dissertations are listed alphabetically by authors only. The other 165 projects and theses and 26…

The American Psychological Association's adoption of the Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients has the potential to change the education and training approaches in psychology graduate programs and internship settings. Current research suggests that many graduate students do not receive adequate information about…

The purpose of this study was to identify the training needs and preferences of Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) employed by a large state university that depends heavily on Teaching Assistants for lower level undergraduate instruction. A survey exploring 21 instructional skills relevant for GTA training was returned by 160 GTAs. More than half…