Presents an overview of the issues, trends, and rationale for teaching the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, Revised (DSM-III-R) in counselor education programs. Also presents foundation for other articles in this issue that deal with techniques for teaching counselors how to use the DSM-III-R effectively.…

Surveyed curricular materials provided by 33 master's-level Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) approved community counseling programs at 32 institutions. Found variations among responding institutions in nature of degrees offered, program length, environmental studies course titles, environmental…

Describes an effort to incorporate personal values awareness into a university preparation program aimed at future school administrators. This model allows future leaders opportunities to identify the values governing their actions, clarify their philosophical leadership foundations, reflect on current educational practices, and determine…

During the past four years, the University of Northern Colorado's educational leadership program has undergone major revision and restructuring. The new program provides a coherent, integrated program designed to assist individual learners' personal and professional development. This article describes the change process, showing how changes were…

Responses from 193 of 547 master's of business administration programs indicated that capstone courses were 5 times more likely to be used for the integrating experience, and 65% of the time were used alone. Four percent of master's candidates fail the integrating experience. Few programs are moving to theses for the experience. (SK)

In effective principal preparation programs, interns are encouraged to observe a wide range of well-administered schools through exposure to varied styles. Mentors are carefully selected, highly competent professionals willing to accept the role of teacher, confidant, and role model. Mentors should volunteer; they should never be assigned.…

Results of national survey (n=331) examining training and involvement of school psychologists in supervision indicated that one-quarter of sample had some graduate coursework or training in supervision. Only 11.2% of sample received this training in school psychology programs. Compared to number actually involved in supervision, more school…

Offers advice to those considering graduate school about what to expect from their education and about career prospects. (Author/VWL)

A survey of 245 participants in the Scottish Graduate Enterprise Programme, 1983-91 found that at least half started a business (about half of them female), finance was their primary constraint, and the graduate program helped those with enough motivation to convert their ideas into a business. (SK)

A survey of 34 continuing-education institutions found that diverse units administer graduate certificate programs. A better model would involve shared governance by graduate schools and continuing education schools. Each brings different strengths: graduate schools offer quality assurance, and continuing education has a market orientation and…

Describes a fieldwork training school for graduate students sponsored by the University of Georgia (UGA). Bringing graduate students to the summer program at the school gives school organizers new perspectives on their own work, surroundings, and relationships. (SLD)

Graduate students can develop research skills through extensive reading, computer searching, discussion, and application of journalistic questions to problem ideas. Advisors can help by intervening when motivation lags, organizing progress-review groups, and offering concrete editing suggestions and positive criticism. (SK)

According to survey responses form 114 accredited business schools, 83 offer two undergraduate statistics courses, and 79 offer a graduate statistics course. Commonly taught undergraduate topics are descriptive statistics, probability distribution, hypothesis, testing, and multivariate techniques. (SK)

Presents three accountability relationships for assessing the appropriateness of using distance education in the Certified Public Manager (CPM) program educational accountability, financial accountability, and organizational accountability. Identifies factors inhibiting investment in distance education, including the necessity for a major modal…

Retraces the professional footsteps of a female professor of music theory in order to exemplify how a woman with feminist sensibilities interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in music theory was able to successfully navigate a course through graduate school and into the profession. Attests to the burgeoning richness of feminist work in music. (SM)