Seeking to understand the influence of gender on advisement relationships, 22 women doctoral recipients in education were interviewed using retrospective, in-depth, semi-structured interviews (audiotaped and transcribed verbatim), with the constant comparative method. Purposeful sampling adjustments and inclusion of relationships with all members…

This article addresses the problem of (1) maintaining the size and quality of the overall graduate school, and (2) maintaining a "critical mass" of students enrolled in programs where there is an indication of a future demand, but where there has been a decline. University marketing techniques have not generally focused on graduate student…

Much of the effort involved in a major restructuring of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Aptitude Test was intended to result in the creation of an analytical module to supplement the verbal and quantitative sections of the test, thus providing broadened measurement. Factor extension analysis was used in the present study to investigate…

In a study to ascertain the readiness of undergraduate social work majors to enter graduate schools of social work at advanced levels, selected seniors from an accredited school had significantly higher scores on the Chapin Test of Social Insight than those from non-accredited schools. Implications for further research are noted. (JT)

Describes a successful research seminar offered for five years to second-year students in a master's program at the Jane Addams School of Social Work. Included are rationale, objectives, content, and teaching and learning experiences covering the function and design of information systems for accountability, planning, management, supervision,…

The authors analyze the "present ideological dilemma" of social work education, which is brought about by its being located in universities but heavily laden with the social values of the profession rather than those of the university. They suggest that schools may make choices among the several existing alternatives outlined here. (JT)

The influence of social work education on the sex distribution in social work practice was examined for students at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where there is no formal tracking into casework, groupwork, and community organization. It is concluded that policy and curriculum changes can alter traditional sex-role stereotypes. (JT)

A case is made for greater emphasis in graduate music education on courses that deal with the foundational in such a way that the student begins to understand the underlying force and value of a study of principles, theories, and concepts (e.g. psycho-physiology of music and philosophies and aesthetics in music education). (JT)

This paper discusses the problems and advantages of a course in Medieval Germany, including history, culture and literature along with language. Attention is given to issues and texts to be studied. (CHK)

Factors influencing the graduate and professional education of women are reviewed and a successful University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry outreach program is described for recruiting women dental students through use of a slide-tape, special publications, and the involvement of school counselors. (JT)

A bibliography for a course in humanism and the Reformation is divided into sections on a syllabus, general bibliography and specialized bibliography covering important figures and issues of the period. (CHK)

In this reorganized and revitalized master's program, traditional admission requirements have become more open, and learning is not by blanket prescription but on the basis of individual needs. (Author)

COGEN is a consortium of nursing units from 12 universities in California and Nevada formed in 1971 for the purpose of broadening opportunities for graduate education; to provide more flexible modes of study; and to use more effectively the available resources, facilities, and faculties. (Author/BP)

This article concerns an attempt to develop an interdisciplinary environment-oriented program in a Canadian graduate school. A problem-solving approach was utilized in a study of the environmental aspects of the pulp and paper industry. The success of this project coincided with a growing interdisciplinary trend in other universities. (MA)

Graduate students are socialized by educational institutions to become docile, timid, and conventional. In graduate school, creativity and quality are left unrewarded, while conventionality and quantity are looked upon with favor. The graduate school experience which emphasizes a dissertation supervised by advisors who threaten the student with…