Describes a five-unit course that reviews the fundamentals of research methodology; gives an overview of family research; covers instrumentation tools and techniques; evaluates key investigations, and examines the challenges of the "new epistemologies" for family therapy research. Learning activities are described for each unit. (JAC)

Describes a project that involved school psychology students in doing applied research. The possible impact of such a plan on creating cooperative research opportunities, on providing training in applied research, and on influencing the school's perception of the school psychologist's role is considered. (Author/JAC)

Compares peer ratings, supervisor ratings, and self-ratings of counseling performance. Earlier studies of the relationship of performance ratings from different sources have indicated some comparability across source of rating, particularly late in the training process. These results indicated considerable variability across sources of ratings…

A study of the use of logit analysis for examining an institution's retention of graduate students determined that when the independent variables are categorical and the dependent variables are dichotomous, logit analysis is more appropriate than discriminant analysis or multiple regression. (MSE)

An in-depth study of the problems and achievements of 100 new college teachers is reported and discussed, covering teacher training and experience; situational factors found to affect their teaching; the varying quality of performance; and recommendations for the teachers, departments hiring them, graduate students, and graduate departments. (MSE)

Reports results of a survey of 31 administrators of graduate programs in outdoor education. Reports on the programs (classification, priorities, testing, resident programs), the faculty (attitudes, composition), and the graduate students (faculty attitudes, enrollment). (SB)

This study assessed whether personal characteristics of graduate students could be affected by program participation and, if so, which specific personal characteristics could be changed. Findings suggested that many personal characteristics deemed important by program planners in the health sciences may more appropriately be criteria for admission…

Graduate students individually examined 34 photographs for an investigation of commonly perceived underlying visual dimensions. Similarity judgements between photographs were used for multidimensional scaling; subject interview data were used to describe meaningful visual concepts. Results indicate that pictures were grouped in clusters along…

Outlines a new direction for graduate study in curriculum. Sees curriculum theory as a form of social theory, thus relating curriculum discourse to knowledge and social practices that produce and legitimize particular forms of social life. Suggests ways a new program might be constructed and discusses the obstacles it would face. (Author/RDN)

Presents four guidelines for making career counseling classes more enjoyable and educational, including winning students over to the value of the course, involving students through their own needs, stimulating interest in career development theory, and providing community involvement. (JAC)

Describes a seminar designed to prepare graduate students to teach technical writing. Covers the seminars content, philosophy, and goals. (FL)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the MASTERY model in teaching skills to graduate students (N=31) in the administration of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R). Results demonstrated that the MASTERY algorithm can be utilized as an effective means of assessing and training clinicians to pre-established competency standards of WAIS-R…

Reports total 1983 graduate and undergraduate engineering enrollment as well as enrollment by curriculum and for women, minorities, and foreign national students. Includes a 10-year summary (Fall 1974-1983) of engineering enrollment. Indicates that graduate enrollment continued a gradual upward trend while freshmen enrollment fell. (JN)

Assessed whether counselor trainees who received discrimination training would score better on measures of counseling performance. Results showed treatment decreased the extent to which counselors questioned clients and expressed their own opinions and increased action-oriented statements aimed at encouraging client problem solving. (JAC)

Lists for comparison the average of pre- and post-MA salaries and stipends per course paid by 68 universities. (CRH)