In this article, we describe a study of teachers' constructions of understandings about race and achievement in the context of a course on literacy learning and instruction. We documented the course activities, the readings, the assignments, and the teachers' responses related to race during the semester course. The lead researcher also…

Researchers often identify degree effects by including degree attainment ("D") and years of schooling ("S") in a wage model, yet the source of independent variation in these measures is not well understood. We argue that "S" is negatively correlated with ability among degree-holders because the most able graduate the…

This article presents a descriptive case study on the use of technical vocabulary in the lectures of a first-year graduate theology course in Canada. It first contextualizes this research by noting four kinds of English vocabulary and the study of classrooms as lexical environments. Next it outlines the study's methodology, including the…

New opportunities exist in graduate and undergraduate kinesiology programs for both enhancement and innovation. Professional master's degrees prepare students for careers at the intersections of academic disciplines and the business world. Interdisciplinary study can result in opportunities not only for innovative research discoveries, but also…

Students participated in a 2-week intensive program in the city of Puebla, Mexico. The experience included university course work, cultural field trips, and teaching and observing in Mexican elementary schools. It also included many opportunities to interact and participate in daily life in Puebla. The study examined changes in attitudes about…

Advanced studies in the arts must concentrate on ways to create conditions that will enhance life. Long-range planning will result in a sound plan of action that will achieve this goal.

In general, women who obtain doctoral degrees take longer than men to pursue their course of study. This time gap is caused by family considerations and lack of funds. However, society is well repaid by this investment, as 99 percent of these women return to the working world after receiving their degree. (CK)

Trained in a distanced and distancing style of writing, students on the threshold of graduate study in archeology can find oral presentations challenging. Although they worry about presenting themselves ("Will I sound like a competent scholar?") and presenting information ("Will they think I know what I'm talking about?"), their success depends…

In order to estimate the likely effects on item difficulty when a calculator becomes available on the quantitative section of the Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®-Q), 168 items (in six 28-item forms) were administered either with or without access to an on-screen four-function calculator. The forms were administered as a special research…

The paths students follow after completing a bachelor's degree in an engineering field are varied and expectations about the numbers of students who will pursue engineering work or graduate school are supported by various studies. This study explores how decisions to do graduate work in engineering are made. Among the questions examined are: (1)…

Informal caregivers--primarily family members--are the foundation of rehabilitation, chronic care, and long-term support for older persons. The growing population of older persons and the changing health care delivery system (for example, shortened hospital stays) demand more of family caregivers and increase the toll on their health. To help them…