Examines influence of mentoring on the job placement for 25 students in a master's degree and principal certification program at the University of Houston. Longitudinal study uses mixed methods survey research design. Finds, for example, that minority women who did not have mentors were still in the classroom one year after completing the program.…

Argues that the situation of adjunct instructors, particularly those who piece full-time employment from part-time appointments, is appalling and that there is responsibility to be meted out to all the various interests connected to the academy that benefit from it. Explores how adjunct instructors and graduate student can make decisions about…

Examined student financing of graduate education and first professional education in U.S. postsecondary institutions, with particular attention to student use of teaching and research assistantships. Data are from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. (SLD)

Examines current ethical guidelines affecting the use of videoconferencing in the supervision of social work students nationally and internationally. Suggests protocols to address ethical and professional practice issues that are likely to arise as a result of using videoconferencing to conduct supervision across international borders. (EV)

Undergraduate and graduate students in the United Kingdom participated in structured discussions of the effects of lecturer research activity on student learning. Both groups offered a preponderance of positive comments over negative ones. Articulated benefits of lecturer research included enhanced knowledge currency, credibility, competence in…

Describes a model called EPOSODE (Enhanced Procedural Orchestration through Student Observation and Detection of Errors) that uses performance errors to teach and assess procedural knowledge via computer-based interactive video (CBIV) technology. Two prototypes based on EPOSODE are described, and Anderson's theory of procedural knowledge is…

Visual analysis is examined as the dominant analytical method for single-case time series, in a study with 37 postgraduate research students which varied serial dependence, amount of random variability, and effect size. False alarm rates were high, but miss rates were low, indicating that visual analysts are not conservative judges, and serial…

Considers the effect of the 1988 Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Standards on potential entry-level students who want to study part time and experienced counselors who want doctoral programs. (Author)

Surveyed 1984-85 graduates (n=270) of counselor doctoral programs to discern their demographic, work history, current job status, productivity, and future employment plans. Found graduates older and relatively experienced in counseling and human development services. Found that private practice was significant employment setting and productivity…

Examined relationship between career indecision and family-of-origin enmeshment. Administered Career Decision Scale and 2 scales (Intergenerational Individuation and Triangulation) from Personal Authority in Family System Questionnaire to 557 college students. Found that graduate students were more decided than undergraduate students and that…

Graduate education at predominantly White universities is a product of White cultural values. Colleges and universities seeking to increase cultural diversity must establish new channels of recruitment and commit themselves to changes in advisory relationships, curriculum requirements, and research training to retain Black students. (SK)

Argues that women in the composition field are often placed into separate "women's studies" departments and denied a meaningful voice in educational hierarchies. Suggests that some women who succeed do so by forgetting their backgrounds. Calls for a mentoring model in which teachers let graduate students advance as academics with their…

Discusses purpose and methods of the internship for university graduate students who are prospective school personnel, in which interns gain supervised experience and practical knowledge. Contends that in a successful internship, the intern, the educational institution, and the university are all beneficiaries of the program. Contains 7…

Describes a training program developed for graduate students who serve as instructors of the introductory course in economics instruction at Syracuse University. Considers the problems involved in developing coherence and quality control in a multisection/multiteacher course. Reviews the instructional development process and evaluates the quality…

Focuses on subject matter influences in writing assessments and the extent to which English-as-a-Second-Language graduate students' writing performance is affected by their knowledge of the subject matter of the assessment topic. Writing performance was found to be superior when the subject matter was well known. (47 references) (GLR)