Provides an analysis of some of the consequences of the deregulation and marketization of postgraduate education in Australia, such as a declining number of students in strategic areas such as biological sciences and agriculture, limiting of access to only those who can pay high up-front fees, and the strong incentives for programs to "dumb…

Describes a graduate course in professional writing, examining the benefits of explicitly emphasizing writing instruction in graduate education programs. Discusses: the interpretation of grammar, style, logic, and voice; listening to and crafting writing; writing as method; audience awareness; becoming better readers of other people's writing; the…

Discusses the development of the roles of nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist and evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of each role in current practice and education. Concludes that inadequate justification exists for continuing both roles. (Author/JOW)

Points out the importance of doctoral programs in personal and professional development. Presents a list of institutions with doctoral programs in chemical education. (YDS)

The validity and accuracy of self-reported Graduate Record Examination standardized test scores were examined for a national sample of 1,408 college students. Overall, high correlations between actual and student-reported scores and high accuracy rates were found. Differences in accuracy rates were associated with low student performance on the…

A four-year, qualitative study of graduate students revealed graduate student development, students' perceptions of the academic career, and graduate students' suggestions for improving graduate socialization experiences. It also provided recommendations and policy questions for faculty advisors, chairpersons, teaching assistant supervisors, and…

Discusses the shortcomings of current educational leadership preparation programs. Describes efforts to improve the way educational leaders are prepared, with examples from several states. Includes a list of six standards for school leadership developed in 1966 by the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium. (PKP)

This essay originates in the experience of teaching aesthetics to artists within the context of undergraduate and postgraduate art education. Its main aim is to feed this experience into a reading of Kant's Critique of Judgment as a means of identifying the productive moment within his thought typically obscured by the continuing dominance of…

The practice of having professors or supervised doctoral students leading laboratory groups for students in masters-level group counseling courses is widespread. There are, however, a number of ethical considerations which render this practice problematic, as well as alternative solutions with fewer potential ethical conflicts.

In response to changing federal priorities, much discussion has taken place recently about the need for graduate education programs to firmly embrace interdisciplinary research, or "interdisciplinary integration across related fields" (National Research Council, 2004, p. 6). The related fields usually are understood to be certain social and…

Recounts the author's experiences as a graduate student in social psychology at Northwestern University at the time the training program for program evaluation was being established. Explains the importance of the early training for the evaluator's career. (SLD)

The 2019 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 55th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The purpose of the "Digest" is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. It contains data on a variety of…

The theme for the 58th annual conference of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER) was Bridging Cultures Through Literacy. In the first section of the Yearbook, Parker Fawson's presidential address captures the unique nature of ALER and its role in his professional development, and then moved beyond to capture the changing…

Virtual teams are a common phenomenon in organizations today. Universities are no exception to this trend and, in response, are offering class rooms without boundaries by introducing online programs which allow individuals from all walks of life and diverse geographical locations to come together. Cross-cultural virtual teams, collaborating with…

While much has been written on teaching equity and social justice issues in the higher education classroom from a faculty perspective, there exists scant literature on these issues from the perspective of graduate Teaching Assistants (TAs). In this paper, a TA of a research intensive university, using a variety of sources of evidence, analyzes his…