The approach described here of assessing Teaching Assistant effectiveness involves three components: class visitation, a student instructional rating instrument, and teaching of the TA's class. The eclectic approach provides a more complete view of TA performance than individual measures. (CHK)

Reviews the psychosocial factors associated with doctoral dissertation completion or delay. Examines the effects of two factors, procrastination and perfectionism, in greater detail and reports on a study of 142 education doctoral students and 97 graduates. Notes that educators should consider the role of these psychosocial factors as they help…

Investigated the effects of supervisor and trainee gender on verbal interactions and on perceptions of trainee skill levels. Results based on 44 supervision dyads show that male supervisors paired with male trainees exhibited more task-oriented discourse than did other dyad configurations. No significant differences emerged in how male and female…

Contends that second-language reading comprehension should be investigated using adult bilingual readers reading authentic materials in their first and second languages and should focus on the process rather than the product. Examines reading strategies of eight Chinese graduate students at a Canadian university. Suggests that students used the…

Focuses on differences in back channelling, repair, repetition, pausing, and private speech among Japanese and American study participants, based on sales negotiations. Findings indicate that differences in the deployment of such features as back channelling and pausing can result in pragma-linguistic breakdown, which is linked to culturally…

Explores group experiences for first-semester, counselor education students (N=23). Focuses on interpersonal attitudes, emotional awareness, behavioral learning, interpersonal learning, and insight. Students exhibited positive reactions to an experience that created an uncomfortable level of anxiety. Likewise, interpersonal and authority conflicts…

In this study, entry-level and advanced counselors (N=40) rated videotaped supervision sessions in which either the counselor's personal issues or skills deficits were addressed. The study's goal was to determine the impact that addressing counselors' personal issues in supervision has on relationship, quality of the session, postsession mood, and…

Discusses the development and use of negotiated written contracts between Ph.D. degree students and faculty supervisors to alleviate many of the problems inherent in the student-adviser relationship. Interviews with 89 supervisors indicated that the most fundamental problem encountered by them was students who displayed inadequate motivation to…

Reports the results of a non-randomized study of 45 history Ph.D. students in England and discusses the results in terms of the theory of knowledge structure and the modification of knowledge structure due to information. Topics include information as process; a model of stages of the information process; and grounded theory. (Author/LRW)

Doctoral graduates in counseling (N=270) were surveyed five years after earning their degrees to examine the trends in work life, professional activities, credentials, and future professional planning. Found that personal earned income rose significantly over the five-year period and that professional certifications are rarely earned by doctoral…

Questionnaire responses of 55 students (42 white students) and six in-depth interviews show the initial perceptions and the experiences of secondary school teachers in training in relation to issues of race and education as they progress through a British Post Graduate Certificate of Education course. (SLD)

Shows how a well-respected collection development tool contains ideological frames, using the "Public Library Catalog" (PLC) as an example. Evaluation by library science graduate students indicate that the PLC makes recommendations that have an imbalance of perspectives, overemphasize a particular facet or theory within a field, lack authority,…

Provides a list of questions that college libraries should consider before deciding to participate in an internship, or practicum, program with library school graduate students. Topics include committing library resources, knowing enough about the intern, staff who can act as mentors, and preparation required. (Author/LRW)

Explores successful program strategies that encourage greater minority participation in graduate and professional education. Focuses on three major components: academic assistance, financial support, and mentoring. Looks at evolution of academic assistance programs, the traditional forms of financial support provided to graduate and professional…

Considers the various roles that a faculty advisers plays in the three identified stages of a student's graduate education: beginning, middle, and the dissertation stage. Looks at each stage as a process of educational and developmental change. Focuses on faculty sponsorship, peers, financial assistance, intellectual interests, comprehensive…