The doctoral comprehensive examination is criticized for its potential harm to professional development because it fosters a myth of closure by encouraging students to believe that achievement of comprehensiveness is necessary to pass exams and achieve the doctorate. The comprehensive exam should be reexamined in light of its potential harm.…

Investigated the teachability of 11 consultation-related skills. Concluded that experimental group subjects significantly outperformed the control group subjects in Verbal Consultation on the posttest but experimental and control groups did not differ significantly in Nonverbal Consultation. (Author)

Assessed the effects of four components of the microcounseling model in acquisition of a counseling strategy, measured by a written test and role-play performance. Components included video models, role-play practice, peer feedback, and remediation role-play practice. All methods of training were equally effective promoting acquisition of…

Tests a model intended to help account for the prevalence of questionnaire methodologies among doctoral students in educational administration. Several attributes of students and their doctoral programs are advanced as promoting these methods. (Author/IRT)

Outlines a decision matrix for use by students in selecting a project in graduate educational technology design and production courses. Decision variables relevant to the product, audience, and developer are discussed and the matrix used at San Diego State University is presented as an example. (RAO)

Examined the relationship of learning styles and interpersonal relationship needs of human relations group members. A group leader should be aware of learning styles of group members, for these will influence how members participate, what they invest themselves in, and the learnings they may experience in the group. (Author/CC)

In light of major problems facing graduate training institutions in the decade ahead, a plea is made for more broadly focused programs, emphasis on a liberal education, and more flexible training for a wider spectrum of career alternatives. (Author/SS)

Describes the structure and operations of the graduate student research training teams at Michigan State University. Considers advantages of this approach, including the opportunity to pursue programmatic research and the continuity provided by having first-, second-, and third-year students on a team. Discusses limitations of the concept. (JMF)

The rationale underlying the construction of the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI), and the psychometric properties of the resulting instrument are examined in two studies. Subjects were graduate students of education. (Author/MP)

Renting of schools producing chemists and chemical engineers in 1978 shows little change from 1977 listings. (Author/BB)

The possible subtle influence of calculators in the routine evaluation of the arithmetical proficiency of students is noted. The authors show with statistical interpretation the results of a study conducted on a class of 71 first-year professional pharmacy students taking a two-credit hour pharmaceutical calculations course. (LBH)

Pharmacy students in Florida may fulfill their internship requirements either by participating in this college-supervised practicum internship program or in the traditional 2080-hour internship program directed by the Florida Board of Pharmacy that requires 1,040 hours be completed before graduation. The practicum provides 400 hours. (LBH)

A response to an article by Jeffrey L. Sammons, which was itself a response to a previous article by Hagiwara, on the university teaching-assistant system. nRM)

Explores attitudes toward alcoholism and the formative characteristics of an entering class of graduate social work students. Results produced four belief groupings: moralists, treatment optimists, habit model adherents, and disease model adherents. Findings indicate that background characteristics influence different kinds of attitudes. Suggests…

Describes one educator's efforts to inform student affairs graduate students of the ethical responsibilities and standards of the profession. Presents an applied problem-solving method to help graduate students, as well as experienced student affairs administrators, analyze and resolve ethical dilemmas in the workplace. Focuses on an actual case.…