This paper describes the Doctor of Arts in English Program for Community College Teachers of English offered at the University of Michigan. The program was established in response to needs expressed by community college administrators and teachers of English. The doctoral program is described in detail regarding admissions criteria, the core…

On the instruction of the Council of Ontario Universities, the Advisory Committee Engineering (CODE), conducted a planning assessment for doctoral work in chemical engineering. Emphasis is placed on a summary of general evaluations; recommendations; chemical engineering as a discipline; nature and objectives of the PhD programs; analysis of the…

On the instruction of the Council of Ontario Universities, the Advisory Committee on Academic Planning, in cooperation with the Committee of Ontario Deans of Engineering (CODE) conducted a planning assessment for doctoral work in electrical engineering. Emphasis is placed on the supply and demand of doctorates in electrical engineering; factors to…

The classification divides 2,827 higher education institutions into 5 main categories and a number of subcategories, or 18 categories in all. The 5 main categories are as follows: (1) Doctoral Granting Institutions; (2) Comprehensive Universities and Colleges; (3) Liberal Arts Colleges; (4) Two-Year Colleges and Institutes; and (5) Professional…

Among the articles in this newsletter are discussions concerning the employment of mathematicians in industry and questioning the necessity of some of the present doctoral programs in the mathematical sciences. Other articles include details of the organization and the members of the Policy Council of the National Institute of Education and a…

The Department of Vocational-Technical Education at Rutgers officially came into being in 1963. An internship program was developed as an integralcomponent of the doctoral program, with the approval of members of a symposium assigned the task of determining the purpose for an internship in vocational-technical education. On the basis of an…

This book presents statistics on the total population of doctorate degrees granted in all fields by US universities since 1920. Most of the data refer to the period 1920-1961. The book is designed to answer 4 major questions: how many doctorates are there; what are their origins; what are their personal characteristics; and where do they go for…

This article analyses some of the data collected in a survey by the American Council on Education on the quality of graduate programs in 1970. It discusses: (1) the ratings of faculties of the 50 top-rated graduate schools compared with 80 other institutions; (2) the number of "quality programs" in the humanities, social sciences, biological…

This report presents a brief summary of data gathered from the Survey of Earned Doctorates during fiscal year 1971. The data refer to all research doctorates earned during the period July 1, 1970 through June 30, 1971, but they do not include professional degrees such as the M.D., D.D.S., and D.V.M. The document is composed primarily of 4 tables…

ADDITIONAL DOCTORAL PROGRAMS ARE NEEDED IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES. CURRENT PRODUCTION OF GRADUATE DEGREES APPEARS SCARCELY ADEQUATE FOR REPLACING FACULTY WHO ANNUALLY LEAVE TEACHING BECAUSE OF DEATH, ILLNESS, RETIREMENT, OR CHANGE OF VOCATION. THE SUPPLY WILL HARDLY KEEP PACE WITH THE DEMAND CREATED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW INSTITUTIONS OF…

Discusses new schools of professional psychology that are a major new source of practitioners in the mental health care field. Within the American Psychological Association (APA) there has been a shift in power from the academics to the practitioners, causing friction in the APA. (MA)

Analysis of the data suggests that program characteristics such as length, stability, and analytic orientation appear to affect the predictive validity of admission criteria to doctoral programs. Also, high-ability older students in this sample were more likely to complete the doctorate than their younger peers. (Author)

Proposes guidelines for program objectives, course content, internship, and other considerations in preparing doctoral students in business communication. (RL)

The author proposes a doctor of nursing degree for the professional practice of nursing, with entry at the postbaccalaureate level. She describes the rationale for the doctorate and the characteristics needed for programs leading to that degree. (MF)

Outlines procedures and assumptions for instituting a doctoral program in business communication. Lists general/specific requirements for enrollment, and suggests business-core and interdepartmental curricula. (RL)