Computer-assisted and paper-and-pencil-administered formats for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventories were investigated. Subjects were 32 master's and doctoral-level counseling students. Findings indicated that the two formats were comparable and that students preferred the computer-assisted format. (AEF)

Verbal interactions of 41 initial consultation interviews were analyzed using Bergan's (1977) Consultation Analysis Record procedures. Consultants were graduate students participating in an upper-level graduate course on school-based consultation, while consultees were field-based educational and psychological professionals. Results indicated both…

Analysis of the academic achievement of 71 business administration graduates indicated that scores on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) are more significant predictors of graduate performance than undergraduate performance is. The relationship between graduate performance and GMAT score differs for black students and white students.…

Five published leukemia studies have been retracted by the director of the Human Genome Project because they were based on falsified data from a graduate student, although some of the conclusions are still supported. Inconsistencies were discovered by a peer reviewer and were also found in the student's other work. (MSE)

A brief survey was conducted of nearly 900 first-year students in 14 U.S. veterinary medical schools in order to gather impressions of the first year of veterinary medical education. Although some students reported that conditions were stressful, the majority did not feel that they were inordinately so. Overall, most students were quite positive…

Masters students in counseling program were asked to report "critical incidents" that had influenced their development as counselors. Participants most frequently cited courses based on experiential learning and field experiences as being influential in their development. Events external to the graduate program also were frequently reported as…

Suggests that "Ties That Bind" is an exemplary model of critical dramaturgy. Offers a framework of organizational theatrics to provide a context for understanding the author's view of critical dramaturgy. Suggests that Taylor's play is critical dramaturgy because it addresses hegemony and "cooptation." Presents a discussion of…

A test-retest study of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator with 99 graduate students over 20 months yields findings consistent with previous studies, but an examination of type dynamics using log-linear analyses indicates that dominant thinking and dominant sensing do not retest as well as dominant intuition and feeling. (SLD)

Discusses international student services in the United States and asserts that targeted recruitment, high-quality admission policies, and mainstreamed student services provide the best experience for the student and the institution. Examines components of institutional rationale, such as scholarship, internationalization, and financial impact,…

Students who have been dismissed from their graduate program or who believe faculty treated them unfairly should be allowed to challenge those actions. Although the "Alcorn v. Vaksman" decision (1994) seems to spell out broader rights for students who challenge academic decisions, Professor Vaksman won very little, and the case merely…

Used an enrollment process model to guide implementation of a survey of master's business students to characterize the decision process leading to enrollment. Quadrant analysis was used to develop a two-dimensional profile of students for use in enrollment management. (EV)

Compares self-reported drinking practices of master's of social work (MSW) students with undergraduate students. Results reveal that the MSW students, within age and gender categories, did not drink as excessively as the undergraduate students, although a greater percentage were recovering, a finding of high relevance for the training of these…

Seeks to explore learning, development and academic success, using postgraduate research students' experiences and relating them to submission and completion rates. Examines the perceptions and circumstances of a sample of postgraduate research students via questionnaire and interviews. Significant associations between data are presented, together…

Outlines the use of teams of professionals and a Graduate Qualities framework at the University of South Australia to develop students' generic skills within a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Explains the Graduate Qualities framework, discusses its importance to government, employees, and universities, and includes a summary of Graduate Qualities…

Using responses of 90 undergraduate and graduate students, developed a model in which action-control belief variables have only an indirect effect on students' attitudes to writing a thesis mediated through two academic orientation variables. The model accounted for a large proportion of the repeatable variance in the two academic orientation…