"Graduate education in the U. S. is in trouble." So states the recently released Report of the Task Force established by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare chaired by Frank Newman. This document presents a brief comment of the National Board of Graduate Education upon the major points and recommendations raised in Newmans'…

This paper reports a survey conducted to determine which colleges and universities offer the Doctor of Arts degree. All 252 listed in Peterson's 1971 ANNUAL GUIDES TO GRADUATE EDUCATION as offering doctoral programs or as "universities" were sent a double postcard. One postcard explained the survey. The second, with a return address, asked for…

The Doctor of Arts degree has aroused interest both as a means to improve the graduate preparation of college teachers and as an alternative to the research orientation attributed to the Ph.D. degree. The Association of American Colleges therefore appointed a special committee to advise its Commission on Institutional Affairs on the implications…

A program to prepare interdisciplinary research and development specialists in mathematics education and structural learning at the doctoral level is described. Program objectives, course offerings, faculty, information about trainees (educational background, examination records, research, publications, present position), and publications…

Reviews a survey evaluation of speech communication doctoral programs existing in 1976. Available from: ACA Bulletin, Robert Hall, Editor, Speech Communication Association, 5205 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1001, Falls Church, VA 22041. (MH)

Results of a citation analysis of faculties at 81 doctoral-granting special education programs found rankings of programs based on citations closely related to rankings from a reputational survey and a publication count. The high predictability of reputational nominations suggest they are less subjective than previously argued. (Author/DB)

Examines history and development of the graduate program in sociology at Kent State University. The character of the program was historically influenced by interests of the chairperson and the discipline's traditional expectations. Currently, the program is more responsive to political, economic, and demographic factors, which may produce…

Northwestern University strives to balance quantitative and qualitative approaches in its graduate sociology program. The program is student-centered and emphasizes student participation in the definition of intellectual and career objectives. The program's core is concentrated in the first year to enable development of student research interests…

This article proposes six priorities for faculty development which can strengthen the role of teacher education in the institution, while developing the vitality of the education faculty individually and collectively. (MT)

A study was conducted to clarify distinctions between research-oriented (PhD) and professional-oriented (DNSc) doctoral programs in nursing. Four programs of each type were asked to participate in research designed to evaluate selected environmental input variables, curricular design variables, and outcome variables. The major difference was in…

Surveyed directors of 36 doctoral programs in school psychology to examine law-related counselor training. Results showed law was the primary focus of 36 percent of the 115 courses that dealt with the interface of law, psychology, and education and 64 percent included legal topics. (JAC)

Lists doctoral training programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology that have been accredited by the Committee of Accreditation of the American Psychological Association. (GC)

The problem of employment for Ph.D.'s in modern languages is discussed in terms of enrollment and employment statistics, attitudinal causes, and suggested remedies. (RM)

This paper addresses the research question: "What is the Motive for the Review of Higher Education Administration (HEA) Doctoral Degree Programs? The data derived from a larger study, "Impact of Program Review on Higher Education Administration Doctoral Degree Programs" that documents, through in-depth case studies, the processes faculty and…

This study explored the institutional characteristics associated with the conversion from college to university status. Since 1990, more than 120 public and private four-year colleges have changed their names and become universities. Of these, 105 were considered for this study. The first hypothesis, that less selective institutions were more…