Outlines quality assurance schemes for distance-education technologies that are based on the ISO 9000 family of international quality-assurance standards. Argues that engineering faculties can establish such systems on the basis of and integrated with accreditation schemes. Contains 34 references. (DDR)

Discusses the responsibilities of scientists on the issue of gender equity in the sciences. Explains the necessary steps to increase female involvement in the sciences and achieve gender equity. (Contains 12 references.) (YDS)

Outlines a recommended sequence of necessary skills and applications to produce an electronic portfolio during the internship experience in a doctoral program in educational leadership at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte in order to increase technology competencies of students who are educational administrators. (LRW)

Illustrates how a public school district and state university collaboratively developed a field-based master's degree program in elementary education that aligned both the graduate curriculum with classroom teachers' needs and district staff development with the university curriculum requirements. The article describes the program, governing…

Discusses the foundation and growth of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, examining its benefits and requirements and how these standards may affect the continuum of teacher education programs, particularly with regard to aligning the programs to five propositions. Current studies advocating changes in master's programs are…

A survey of 55 human resource development graduate programs uncovered great heterogeneity of program names, departmental affiliations, and specializations. Compared with a 1991 survey, master's enrollment declined, part-time study increased. Core curricula do not reflect current literature. (Contains 31 references. Includes "Invited Reaction" by…

Describes an action research project conducted while teaching a course about action research. Eight doctoral students and a professor co-taught the course, demonstrating aspects of action research and modeled research methodology for their students. The project helped them study their own teaching and their students' learning and demonstrated…

Investigated the experiences of black and white doctoral students at a predominantly white research institution to determine whether there were differences in student socialization, satisfaction with doctoral study, and commitment to degree completion based on race or gender. Overall, race and gender impacted all three issues. Black women were…

Describes the design and delivery of a graduate management course that explores the impact of cultural variation and identity on business communication in a global setting. Begins with a rationale that reviews current market conditions and pedagogical imperatives for business students, continues with an overview of course objectives and design…

Describes ways that emerging technologies foster intersubjectivity within online graduate courses by allowing for multileveled communication attentive to students' diverse needs and styles. Topics include interface design; communicative aspects of asynchronous and synchronous discussion; building online communities; and shared knowledge.…

Investigates the relationship between thinking styles and personality types by having 600 undergraduate students from the University of Hong Kong respond to the Thinking Styles Inventory (TSI) and the Short-version Self-directed Search (SVSDS). Reports that thinking styles and personality types overlap to a degree. (CMK)

Presents the experience and concerns of a black graduate student in an English department. Considers that diversity and mentoring help create an optimum psychological environment in which the black graduate student can be productive. Concludes that a diverse student body fosters diverse scholarship and allows for paradigm shifts that stimulate new…

Since thesis supervision can bring to light unresolved and new psychological issues for both supervisors and students, the differences between the contexts of counseling and thesis supervision are detailed here. Highlights the problem and its typical dimensions with a view to designing approaches to ameliorate difficulties within departments. (EMK)

Based on the survey responses and transcripts of students with disabilities, examines these students' representation in, access to, and persistence in post-secondary education. Also includes early labor outcomes and graduate school enrollment rates among college graduates with disabilities. (Author)

Describes key elements involved in guiding a major revision of the "core reading list" for the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) doctoral students at the University of Illinois. Discusses embracing diversity of academic backgrounds and selecting a manageable quantity of reading; bridging divides; and developing a…