Interview with former graduate student imprisoned for bombing, who now rejects student militant politics. (IR)

Discusses the reasons for the current shortage of jobs for physicists in the United States. Data showing the supply and demand for physicists, and the past as well as projected enrollments of graduate and undergraduate physics students are presented. (LC)

An investigation of the effect of social power (defined in terms of instructors' manipulation of resources and students' dependence) revealed that the instructors' style of resource manipulation was significantly correlated with graduate students' mood and morale. Findings demonstrate the importance of social power for understanding classroom…

Used a simulated collective bargaining game characterized by interaction between bargaining teams to investigate effects of team locus of control on aspiration and bargaining outcomes. Results suggest the more internal a team's personal control beliefs, the more likely the team will not reach a negotiated settlement. (Author/JAC)

The perceptions of a representative sample of GRE test takers who were asked to indicate their views of the importance of eight factors in graduate admissions were examined. Candidates perceived undergraduate grades as the most important factor in graduate admissions, followed by recommendations and test scores. (Author/MLW)

In an attempt to clarify the problems which arise in the supervision of dissertations and the ways in which faculty can aid in preventing or dealing with these problems, nine graduate faculty from five different institutions were interviewed about their experiences. (RM)

The Career Exploration Survey (CES) consists of seven measures of the career exploration process, three reactions, and six beliefs. Dimensionality, reliability, and validity data are presented for four studies comprising 680 observations across 601 individuals. Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting, Academy of Management, San Diego, CA, August…

Examined the relationship between acquisition of counseling skills and trainee attitudes toward psychological counseling. Results indicated that negative attitudes expressed through listing of adjectives about counseling clients are pervasive, even following training in skills thought to imply a positive view of the client. (RC)

Examined the effectiveness of a skill-training method for intake interviewing skills (didactic instruction, modeling, and feedback) compared to didactic instruction alone and a delayed-training control group. No training effects were found in identifying client information, in using facilitative interview behaviors, or in client ratings of…

Describes a graduate student needs assessment study including test construction, pilot study and test administration. Presents student needs in rank order and discusses differences by sex, race and marital status. Presents implications for student development professionals. (Author/RC)

Describes a refinement and extension of the Hill Counselor Verbal Response Category System (HCVRCS). The revision (HCVRCS-R) retains the original's content analytic approach. However, the HCVRCS-R deviates from the original in its conceptual framework, classification strategy, and in its rules for defining meaningful response units. (Author)