This report examines the literature on the graduate student seeking the Ph.D. in the arts and sciences, the claims made about graduate student status, and research supporting or negating such claims. Major findings show that: (1) graduate students are concentrated in prestigious universities and most graduate students receive their undergraduate…

The admissions process in graduate education is heavily criticized for poor recruitment procedures and the use of criteria unrelated to academic success. This review examines the factors related to student enrollment in graduate programs, the policies and procedures followed by graduate departments, and draws some implications for the improvement…

This program is made up of three phases. The first phase consists of 7 weeks of on-campus instruction; the second phase consists of a full year of intern teaching; and the third phase is another 7 weeks on campus to review the intern experience. Each student entering the program is expected to know enough of his subject to meet certification…

This report by a task force funded by the Ford Foundation analyzes the problems facing the nation's system of higher education in the 1970's and discusses how well the functioning of that system matches the public interest. The problems are divided in the following categories: (1) the paradox of access, meaning that access alone does not…

The major aim of this study was to examine commonly stated goals of Ph.D. programs, to test some of the different means used to promote selected objectives, including ones related to college teaching, research, and other significant services, and to assess how much progress the University of Minnesota Graduate School had made in these directions…

This paper reports the results of a survey that examined the success or failure of Empire State College's first 29 graduates in obtaining admission to graduate school. Of the 13 applicants, 7 were accepted, 5 were waiting to hear, and 1 was rejected. Difficulties encountered by the applicants are discussed, as are the intentions of those not…

This report focuses on the problem of cost allocation from the standpoint of an institution of higher education. Reliance has been almost entirely upon existing published and unpublished studies. The first 3 chapters provide background information and rely extensively on documentation to present broad coverage of views evident in the literature.…

This document presents the results of a comprehensive study of post-doctoral education in Ontario. Some of the findings include: (1) almost 60% of the post-doctoral students were in the physical sciences, 21% in the life and health sciences, 15% in the mathematical sciences and engineering, and only 3.4% were studying in the humanities and social…

This is a report of the proceedings of the 12th annual meeting of the Western Association of Graduate Schools. The theme of the conference was changing patterns in graduate education. The first general session of the meeting presented 2 speeches and a discussion about perspectives on the problem of graduate education today. The second session…

The present document presents data concerning a graduate program designed to produce graduates who will: (1) help to supply schools with a category of needed research personnel; (2) have a knowledge of the methods used in conducting research, a knowledge of techniques for formulating hypotheses and questions; and an expertise in the interpretation…

EIT, or the European Institute for Transnational Studies in Group and Organisational Development, was founded in 1965 as a forum for international trainers in Europe. At present EIT has about 48 members, among which 7 are in the Scandinavian countries. EIT's most important tasks lie within the field of applied social psychology. After many years…

THE GRADUATE SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION OF 10 (MOSTLY MIDWESTERN STATE) UNIVERSITIES WERE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE HOW THEY RELATE TO THE GRADUATE OFFICE, THE TYPES OF DEGREES GRANTED, AND THE QUALITY OF THEIR PROGRAMS. EACH OF THE 10 GRADUATE DEANS, AS WELL AS OTHER INVOLVED PERSONS, WERE INTERVIEWED, AND PRINTED MATERIAL, INCLUDING THE GRADUATE…

Describes the chemical engineering department and programs at the University of Illinois-Urbana. (MLH)

Discusses the courses in polymer science offered in the chemical engineering department of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). (MLH)

The author describes a graduate-level teacher education course in individualized instruction. The course itself was conducted in an individualized mode. (MJB)