Maintains that graduate and undergraduate students need to be taught how to read literature critically if they are to practice other forms of criticism successfully. States that job candidates who seem to enjoy reading literature and who demonstrate an ability and an interest in teaching reading are difficult to find. (TB)

The Getzels-Guba model of organizational social system functioning (J. W. Getzels and E. G. Guba, 1957) has proven effective as an analytical aid used by graduate students in understanding the practical dynamics of the principal's school leadership functions. Conflicts arising from the internal dynamics of the model are explored. (SLD)

Argues that a doctoral policy document, presenting the studied advocacy of a reflective scholar/practitioner for a specific educational policy issue, is a better alternative for educational doctorate programs than the traditional dissertation. Policy advocacy is supported as a conceptual extension of the reform climate in educational…

Investigates the effectiveness of different types of supervision (large group, small group, combined group, individual supervision) with counseling students (N=64). Analyses revealed that all supervision formats resulted in similar progress in counselor effectiveness and counselor development. Participants voiced a preference for individual…

Study attempts to determine whether clinicians' attitudes toward feminism influence their perception of a client's problem. After completing a scale assessing their endorsement of feminist attitudes, counselor-trainees (N=150) viewed videotaped counseling interviews of a male counselor interviewing a male or female experiencing depression. Results…

Examines the debt burden of 1992-1993 bachelor's degree recipients in light of their financial circumstances approximately 4 years after graduation. Data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study show that about one-half of all 1992-1993 bachelor's degree recipients borrowed to help pay for their undergraduate education, and about…

Examined stereotypes about the prior educational experience of 10 postgraduate business students from India at an Australian university. Concludes that many aspects of the cultural-deficit perspective so often taken are not appropriate, and that a more contextualized approach is more useful in understanding and describing the diversity of…

The Traverse Outreach Project (TOP) is a service learning model of counselor preparation. This article reports on the efficacy of the project to prepare school counselors using a service learning pedagogy. Results indicate that service learning was an effective method of integrating the theory and practice of school counseling. (Author)

Accessed and assessed the beliefs and knowledge of graduate preservice students in secondary education. Data came from multiple sources (student work, student thinking, interviews, debriefing sessions, teaching metaphors, writing samples, and concept maps), Case studies of two students revealed differences in the nature and strength of teacher…

Examines sociology student perceptions of faculty and graduate instructor educational attainment as a function of gender. Finds that students misattribute in an upward direction the level of education by male graduate instructors and in a downward direction the level of formal education attained by women, even if the female is a full professor.…

Investigated the experiences of black and white doctoral students at a predominantly white research institution to determine whether there were differences in student socialization, satisfaction with doctoral study, and commitment to degree completion based on race or gender. Overall, race and gender impacted all three issues. Black women were…

Newly enrolled graduate students at the University of North Carolina completed the Graduate Orientation Assessment Questionnaire to determine if orientation needs were best met through departmental or campus-wide efforts. Data collected indicate that social and academic needs are best met through departmental activities, whereas information on…

An ongoing transition program which responds to the need for continuing support for graduate students and their developmental issues is the focus of this article. Student evaluations of the program revealed that participants found the transition sessions helpful because they instilled a sense of universality and provided a safe forum for open and…

Counselor education faculty were interviewed regarding the evaluation criteria and decision-making processes used during selection interviews. Ten characteristics were identified that participants looked for during interviews. There was a high degree of agreement among participants on the evaluation criteria they used. However, the same…

Since thesis supervision can bring to light unresolved and new psychological issues for both supervisors and students, the differences between the contexts of counseling and thesis supervision are detailed here. Highlights the problem and its typical dimensions with a view to designing approaches to ameliorate difficulties within departments. (EMK)