This volume presents reports on the flows of graduates from higher education and on their entry into working life in Canada, Denmark, Spain and the United States. Each paper is written according to detailed guidelines designed to assemble information from many sources, to reflect the state of the art, and to illustrate a variety of approaches,…

This study analyzed what graduate student assistants believed they needed to persevere and graduate. Most participants were graduate students serving assistantships at the University of Alabama in 1998. The Graduate Student Services Survey was mailed to 1,150 students, and 144 responded. The survey collected information on demographics, employment…

Ethics training in graduate psychology programs has blossomed in the last decade but the debate continues regarding how graduate ethics should be taught. While an effective model of ethics training is being discussed among professors, student input has been negligible, and information from students in counseling psychology programs nonexistent.…

Based on the Screenwriting 434 graduate-level seminar at the University of California Los Angeles, this book guides readers/students through every step of the screenwriting process by putting them through the actual writing of an original script. Chapters in the book are: (1) Ideas; (2) The Two-Minute Movie; (3) Building Your Characters; (4) The…

This book provides information on over 590 Texas markets for writers. The book lists book publishers; magazines, journals, and newspapers which accept freelance articles; writers' groups and publishers' organizations; screenwriting/playwriting markets accepting scripts; daily, weekly, and minority newspapers which accept op-eds, book reviews, and…

An Ohio school district rewards teachers for pursuing graduate work directly related to teaching rather than to administration. (IRT)

The list of assistantships and fellowships is prepared annually by the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture. Information includes: nature of assistantship, number available, months of employment, amount of work expected, renumeration, type of program, source of funds, 1976 application deadline, and person to contact. (Author/MS)

A study examining 28 doctoral programs in schools of social work to compare PhD and DSW (Doctor of Social Work) requirements revealed "remarkable unanimity" in focus on research and knowledge building in contrast to an advanced practice oriented degree. The authors raise questions about future expansion of doctoral programs in light of the…

Contains suggestions for making graduate and inservice reading instruction relevant to modern-day teaching situations. (RB)

Investigates the relative effectiveness of three types of selectors (graduate students, principals, and college faculty) in selecting new graduate students for an educational administration program. Examines the usefulness of various pieces of information in predicting success both in the graduate program and in later administrative practice.…

Slightly more than half of nursing graduate programs are now admitting students whose baccalaureate degree is not in nursing. The institutions provide the students with learning experiences, enabling them to meet both admission and graduation criteria. (Author/BP)

The multi-trait-multimethod procedure was used to assess the validity of Spillberger's dual conception of anxiety and the interpretation of his scales in a graduate level, educational environment. (Author/KM)

Briefly reports on a Conference held in Washington, D.C. of the American Association of University Women in May 1974. Topics covered include: social factors and attitudes, support systems for graduate women students, admissions, counseling, financial support, and legal positions. (Author/PG)

Designed to provide easily accessible, comparative information on graduate programs and research in physics and in fields based upon the principles of physics, this directory contains descriptions of programs offered at institutions of higher learning in North America. The entries are organized geographically for institutions in the United States,…