Estimates of graduate science and engineering enrollment are presented based on the results of the third annual National Science Foundation (NSF) Quick Response Survey. This national survey was conducted early in the 1976-77 academic year and was based on a sample of 1,292 graduate departments in 295 Ph.D. granting institutions, including 78…

Doctoral dissertations and masters theses produced in 30 Canadian universities and microfilmed by the National Library of Canada are listed. Both French and English theses are included with catalog numbers and price lists. Publication dates for most of the documents fall in the period 1970-1975. Microfilms are available and can be ordered from the…

The first of two papers constituting a case study of program reformulation in a graduate department of curriculum studies discusses the nature and status of curriculum as a field of study, and the character of program offerings by graduate curriculum faculties composed of diverse academic specialists. (Author/MLF)

The validity of predictors of academic performance in six postgraduate fields were compared. The fields included three liberal arts areas and three professional areas. The predictors included information about students's backgrounds, self-conceptions, values, nonacademic achievements, and curricular patterns as well as admissions test scores and…

Discusses new schools of professional psychology that are a major new source of practitioners in the mental health care field. Within the American Psychological Association (APA) there has been a shift in power from the academics to the practitioners, causing friction in the APA. (MA)

Discussed is the history of German universities, which were models for graduate education in the United States in the ninteenth century, with emphasis on the career of Emil Fischer. (BB)

Analysis of the data suggests that program characteristics such as length, stability, and analytic orientation appear to affect the predictive validity of admission criteria to doctoral programs. Also, high-ability older students in this sample were more likely to complete the doctorate than their younger peers. (Author)

Offers guidelines for effectively organizing materials in in-service reading programs. (RL)

Describes a graduate research program, its academic structure and educational philosophy. The program deals in mechanical and manufacturing system design problems. It was designed to reestablish cooperation as well as interaction between university and industry. (GA)

The author proposes a doctor of nursing degree for the professional practice of nursing, with entry at the postbaccalaureate level. She describes the rationale for the doctorate and the characteristics needed for programs leading to that degree. (MF)

Statistics for 1977 enrollments in graduate level pharmacy degree programs are presented. Tables indicate full- and part-time enrollments in masters and doctoral programs and enrollments in speciality areas. Enrollments of minorities and women, enrollments by state and school, financial support information, and degree programs of different schools…

California State University, Northridge, juniors, seniors, and alumni with certain academic majors were surveyed to assess demand for and interest in the establishment of an MPA program at CSUN. Women expressed interest in a government career and in education for public service with about the same frequency as men. (JEL)

Discusses the evolution of the chemical engineering department at Iowa State. Describes the undergraduate and graduate programs, the department facilities, and faculty activities. (MLH)

An assessment of existing programs was made and a secondary training program developed by the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee to train teachers with maximum skills and flexibility to work with handicapped adolescents. (MH)

Describes a typical graduate program in English, suggests ways such programs might usefully evolve in the future, and points to aspects of such programs that should be left as they are. (GW)