Chronicles significant changes in an elementary school teacher's perception of herself as a reader as revealed through her journal entries and contributions to class discussions while taking a graduate course in children's literature. Suggests that personal beliefs and habits of reading can influence how teachers teach children. (RS)

Describes how authentic assessment was used in a literacy education class (on integrating instruction and assessment in the reading classroom) to enhance the learning process. Shows how evaluation of students' work was improved through the feedback generated by the class. Offers advice for those striving to make connections between instructional…

Suggests that the field of communication study is divided into two subdisciplines: mass communication versus interpersonal communication. Expresses the division by (1) lack of cross-citations between five mass-communication journals and five interpersonal-communication journals; (2) separation of the two subdisciplines in communication…

Presents information on minority doctoral students in accounting, drawing on surveys completed by 47 such students. Outlines demographic characteristics, and identifies respondents' rankings of costs and benefits of pursuing a doctorate in accounting. Most respondents were professionally certified and were interested in academic careers. (SLD)

Examines the effectiveness of Discipline-Based Art Education staff development and a graduate course provided by the Alaska Center for Excellence in Art Education. Features progress reports from nine organizations that hosted development sessions and 90 educators who completed the course. Discusses precedents for the study, relevant research,…

Discusses the competitive job market for graduates with advanced degrees in foreign-language fields seeking employment in academia, and implores graduate departments to expand guidance and support of their students in securing employment. (Author/JL)

A quantitative study modeled the inherently subjective admissions process for 592 graduate school candidates and 72 raters. Logistic regression models were well-fitting and parsimonious, allowing analysis of each stage of the process. Extended committee discussion/deliberation phases were of limited productivity when inter-rater agreement was…

A survey of 101 directors of teacher training programs for working with students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) found encouraging practices such as offering E/BD programming at the graduate level; however, there were some areas such as special education law and multicultural issues that received little attention. (Author/CR)

The University of Oklahoma's Price College of Business has implemented an integrated core curriculum that relies on engaging students in business-world experiences to provide a conceptual basis for integration of a wide range of concepts. Experience is gained through two projects--creation and management of a start-up company (funded by a loan)…

Empirically validated the Efficacy-Based Change Model as a theoretical model of change. Teachers completed the Stages of Concern Questionnaire, the Educational Innovations Inventory, and a confidence-rating scale. Results supported the model's general constructs--stages of concern related to change, self-beliefs, and attributional processes. The…

Offers a nonparticipant observation exercise that allows students to engage in research quickly, while keeping in mind constraints created by one-semester introductory courses. Discusses the selection of observation sites and topics, ethics and policies of human-subject research, procedures for taking notes, classroom discussion of student…

Describes a program for graduate students at the University of Texas, which emphasizes development of written and oral communication skills, both when communicating with professional peers and with the lay public. The 13 interdisciplinary courses offered in the university's Professional Development Program are intended to turn out well-rounded…

This article describes a 3-credit graduate course to prepare secondary science, mathematics, and special education teachers to use museums to teach science to students, including those with disabilities. The course emphasized helping teachers to develop instructional materials across the curriculum through use of museum resources and on promoting…

Discusses the need to teach cultural awareness and reduce cultural hostility with culturally homogeneous college classes. Recounts use, in a class of graduate business students, of the case of Salman Rushdie being placed under an Iranian death threat for his writings. Explains the six-step process used to structure reading and discussion of the…

Researched PhD graduates who completed doctoral study during a period of change in the United Kingdom and confusion around the role and purpose of the doctorate. Based on qualitative interviews, the paper raises issues about the value and outcomes of doctoral study, student self-perception, and the capacity of the modern doctorate to yield both…