A survey of Ohio pharmacists found that respondents attributed greater benefit to and had greater interest in postbaccalaureate education than doctoral training. Institutional pharmacists showed more positive attitudes and interest than community pharmacists. About half those expressing interest in either type of education would spend time and…

An intensive summer doctoral program in nursing was assessed using data from 20 summer students and 10 faculty, as well as 34 regular students and 11 faculty. Summer students found the program satisfying but stressful; program interventions did not affect stress levels. Regular and summer students differed in long-term goals. (SK)

Presents model for organizing and evaluating cross-cultural content throughout each phase of clinical and research training during doctoral study in scientist-practitioner programs. Includes overview of separate course, area of concentration, interdisciplinary, and integration models for promotion of cultural understanding in psychology. Makes…

Examination of levels of publication productivity in 228 doctoral research departments in 23 disciplines revealed large differences, with the mean departments in the most productive disciplines averaging more than 10 times the number of publications of the mean departments in the least productive disciplines. The differences within disciplines…

Presents a composite picture of doctoral programs in schools of library and information science that updates and supplements two earlier studies of doctoral programs. Highlights include levels attained on admissions criteria, time taken to complete the program, methods of choosing doctoral committees, and positions held by graduates of doctoral…

Reviews nine masters and doctoral degree programs in early childhood education and related fields. Names of contact persons, a description of program format, and a school statement are given for each program. (LB)

Raises a series of questions about the nature of graduate education across the many areas covered under the general heading "journalism and mass communication." Focuses on curriculum and on the difficulty graduate programs in journalism and mass communication have competing for scarce resources within the academy. (SR)

Uses the rating systems of a number of studies recently undertaken concerning research productivity of speech communication departments to determine a profile of the chairs of 27 doctoral-granting departments considered prolific. Finds that chairs of prolific departments publish more than the "average" author listed in the author index for speech…

Surveyed training directors of American Psychological Association approved counseling psychology programs and internship sites to determine extent of training in psychological assessment procedures. Found that clinical interview was most widely used procedure, vocational assessment was changing, different procedures were emphasized in academic and…

Describes the first author's graduate work and dissertation which fell in a crack in time, that period where her institution moved from nearly an exclusive use of quantitative approaches to an awareness and acceptance of both qualitative and quantitative strategies. Discusses implications for graduate students and faculty. (RS)

A study investigated the impact of environmental factors and structure of the development office at 81 public doctorate-granting universities on fund-raising activities, focusing on how institutions interpret their environment in light of fund-raising objectives. Institutions with significant linkages to their environment were more successful, but…

Discusses the results of the Modern Language Association's 1990 survey of doctorate-granting departments in English and other languages regarding doctoral study. (HB)

Considers the Modern Language Association's 1990 survey of doctorate-granting departments in English and other languages regarding doctoral study. Analyzes the survey results in depth, including institutional characteristics, numbers of applicants, number enrolled, degrees granted, and program trends. (HB)

Study examined the curricular structure of doctoral programs at research and doctoral grant institutions, analyzing the job market and assessing the overall compatibility of preparation with college employment needs. Results suggest there is too much overspecialization in doctoral study, and institutions are not graduating for a realistic college…

Explores ideas of autonomy and the independent scholar that underpin traditional practices of postgraduate pedagogy, particularly PhD programs in the humanities and social sciences. Finds practices underlain by the gendered nature of ideas of autonomy and the paradoxical nature of the processes intended to produce the autonomous scholar self.…