Data compiled from the 113 research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries during the 1980-81 academic year display trends that have been emerging since the early 1970s: increasing expenditures, with a greater proportion of expenditures allocated to serials; decreasing numbers of volumes added each year, and little or…

The rationale, history, strengths, and weaknesses of Doctor of Arts programs preparing students to become specialists in the education process both as theoreticians and as teaching practitioners were discussed at this conference. Formal presentations and workshops are reported as they were presented at the conference. Workshops and other sessions…

In this paper the impact and utilization of minority faculty within predominantly white universities is discussed. The relationship between minority students and faculty is identified. Specific mention is made of data assembled by the National Board on Graduate Education which demonstrates the underrepresentation of minority students and faculty…

The term, nontraditional doctoral program implies the primacy of student interests; the utilization of many modes for learning; the deemphasis of time, space and courses in favor of competence and performance. Features of various nontraditional doctoral programs in education are discussed in this symposium. The different programs vary with respect…

This dissertation, which is divided into five chapters, is concerned with presenting a curriculum model for the teaching of business management on the doctoral level. Its purpose is to design a study program leading to a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree based on the expressed needs of the members of the American Assembly of…

To the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the federal agency primarily responsible for the conduct of biomedical research, the Survey of Graduate Science Student Support and Postdoctorals is important because it provides information concerning bioscience research manpower projections. To policymakers in NIH, the two main components of the survey…

In March, 1973, after a review of the Ontario universities' three-year plans, a provisional embargo was placed on doctoral work in biophysics. A full-scale assessment with outside consultants was not necessary in the case of a provisional embargo. Instead, the method used to remove the embargo was self-study by the discipline group leading to a…

Questionnaires were sent to the graduate deans of the 316 member institutions of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States to determine the status of the Doctor of Arts Degree. Questionnaires were also sent to the graduate deans of 34 nonmember institutions offering graduate programs beyond the master's degree. Results of the survey…

In recent years a number of institutions have offered the doctoral degree through nontraditional, external programs. The state of Florida has produced a disproportionate number of such graduate programs, including Heed University (Hollywood), Nova University (Fort Lauderdale), and Walden University (Naples). This paper discusses only the Walden…

To determine what is meant by and what was desired in a graduate program of higher education, 275 questionnaires were sent to faculty members teaching courses in higher education at different types of institutions. Questions involved: (1) the areas of study that could be included in the field of higher education; (2) program elements that were or…

This paper deals with three areas: (1) the future job situation for people with doctoral degrees in the natural sciences; (2) the number of graduate students there should be in the natural sciences; and (3) some steps to improve graduate education in the natural sciences. In the Spring of 1970, persons with M.I.T. doctorates in physics and…

The doctoral program in vocational-technical education at the University of Tennessee began in 1971. Among the 22 students were 18 recipients of Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) fellowships. The goal of the program is to prepare a cadre of educational leaders and administrators who can effectively contribute to improving the quality of…

The "Epistle" is the publication forum of the professors of reading teacher educators a special interest group of the International Reading Association. In this issue "Doctoral Programs in Reading: Organization and Faculty," by Robert Palmatier and Anthony Manzo, reports on the results of a survey of a sample of 17 programs graduating doctorates…

This report provides data on doctoral production and attrition at The University of California at Berkeley and also nationwide to provide a baseline for comparision of progress or regression. It was designed to contribute to the indentification of those aspects of graduate life that need affirmative action in order to bring the proportion of…

Based on information furnished by 227 doctorate-granting institutions in their applications for NSF traineeships, graduate enrollment in the sciences and engineering declined slightly between 1969 and 1970. The 1969-70 decrease and the declining trend in the rate of growth during 1967-69 contrast markedly with the nine percent annual rate of…