The present ludicrous Ph.D. program is a tragic waste of human lives and economic resources. (IR)

Using a contextual model for evaluation, a goal-oriented method was applied to the health psychology doctoral program at the University of California--San Francisco. The results indicated significant faculty/student differences in rating educational and resource objectives. (Author/CM)

Empirical data are used to (1) speculate about what triggered and supported the growth of doctoral programs; (2) explore the potential importance of nonacademic markets in this process; and (3) investigate the appropriateness of different plans for the common goals of doctoral programs. (Author/MSE)

Discusses changes in graduate enrollment in master's and doctoral programs in English education in the near future. (HOD)

Data from a national study of social work doctoral graduates who received their degrees during the 1970s are reported. The study examined the graduates' characteristics and predoctoral experiences, reasons for pursuing doctoral education, experiences in the doctoral programs, and assessment of their education. A highly diverse group was found.…

The author analyzes and provides an operational definition of the faculty's role in doctoral-level, competency-based training programs in special education supervision. (SB)

This study considers both meaning and mediation factors in the achievement-aspiration relationship. Results show that women's aspirations for traditional career rewards are largely a function of their perceptions of the structural availability of job opportunity. (CT)

Cites case studies involving professional people attempting to gain doctoral degrees through correspondence universities. Examines the history of these institutions and problems of accreditation. (CT)

This paper examines the place that mentorship has, and might potentially have, in the development of scholarliness in nursing. It argues that mentorship and sponsorship are essential for the scholarly development of nurses and for the integration of the scholarly role in the self. (CT)

The author describes her field experience as a doctoral student in educational administration, when she designed an in-service program for administrators on sex bias in education. (SJL)

The doctoral comprehensive examination is still the most often used method of evaluating doctoral students for candidacy. Widespread dissatisfaction, however, on the part of both professors and students continues. This article gives suggestions for improving the written portion of the doctoral comprehensive examination. (Author)

Compares two methods for ranking academic programs, the opinion poll v examination of career successes of the program's alumni. For the latter, "Who's Who in Engineering" and levels of research funding provided data. Tables display resulting data and compare rankings by the two methods for chemical engineering and civil engineering. (CS)

A personal memoir of Marjorie Hope Nicolson and the graduate English department she headed at Columbia University in the 1940s and 1950s. (SJL)

Presents an annual survey of doctoral degrees granted in foreign languages, literatures, cultures, linguistics and foreign language education in the United States. The report lists degrees in the fields of African Languages and Literatures, Asian Languages and Literatures, Celtic Languages and Literatures, Classics, Comparative Literature,…

Discusses problems with undergraduate and graduate programs in mathematics and the physical sciences. Suggests that the BS/MS option is one way to address the problem of naive, haphazardly educated BS graduates entering narrowly focused Ph.D. programs. Argues for the need for refocusing Ph.D. programs on the needs of the student. (JRH)