Poor reading ability has been identified as a predictor of underachievement among undergraduate students, but little is known about the reading ability of graduate students, especially those of minority background. This study examined the reading comprehension and reading vocabulary of 105 African American graduate students at a historically black…

"Understanding by Design Professional Development Workbook" extends the ideas presented in "Understanding by Design" (UbD) by focusing on professional development and the practical matters of curriculum design. The Workbook is a guide for "Understanding by Design" workshops and undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as further independent…

This document describes business plan competitions sponsored by universities. The idea began in the early 1980s at the University of Texas when Masters in Business Administration (MBA) students created a friendly competitive activity along the lines of the law schools Moot Court competition. Later the competition became national, and then…

This data brief presents the results of the 1997 Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR). The survey questions target information on the labor market outcomes of recent doctorate holders. The results of the science and engineering (S&E) doctorate holders survey point out a difference between initial plans and employment due to changing plans during…

This guide provides a detailed analysis of the leading postgraduate centers worldwide. It is published annually and supported financially by the participating educational centers. This volume is a bilingual edition titled in English, but published in Spanish and English. The first section describes the directory and discusses choosing a program or…

This anthology explores the relationships between postgraduate research candidates and their supervisors. Through stories from candidates and supervisors, the collection proposes alternatives to the prevailing models of postgraduate research supervision. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction" (Alison Bartlett and Gina Mercer); (2) "Dirty Work: 'A…

Poetry provides language that is most likely to amaze, astonish, and delight reader and hearer. And children, before school spoils it for them, seem to have a natural affinity for poetry and verse. This paper discusses the ways in which children respond to poetry. The paper notes that relatively little research has been done to determine how…

Counselor educators agree on the necessity of preparing counselors in training to work in a diverse society. Traditional training programs have no special accommodations and are characterized by unawareness of the impact of cultural factors in counseling. This paper describes how one university has been working activity to infuse multicultural…

Concerned about the impact on physics programs, the American Institute of Physics conducted a small targeted survey in 2003 covering all physics graduate programs across the United States. Responses were received from 72% of all such departments, including 75% of the 185 programs that granted doctorates in physics and 64% of the programs' that…

This document reports on graduate education in chemistry concerning the nature of graduate programs. Contents include: (1) "Graduate Education in Chemistry in the United States: A Snapshot from the Late Twentieth Century"; (2) "A Survey of Ph.D. Programs in Chemistry"; (4) "The Master's Degree in Chemistry"; (5) "A Survey of Ph.D. Recipients in…

The effectiveness of notes provided students in two formats was studied. Students received either a completed set of notes or a partially completed set, with approximately half the information left blank. The study was also designed to investigate the effect of test taking conditions, whether immediate (shortly after the study session) or delayed…

This guide is designed to help women undertake and enjoy working for a doctorate as they recognize the rules of the academic game. The situation in the United Kingdom is compared with that of North America and Australia, and the pros and cons of acquiring a Ph.D. and the new professional doctorates are discussed. The chapters are: (1)…

This handbook is a practical guide for the novice and experienced supervisor of Ph.D. students focusing on the British system. The book is organized to follow the progress of a student from starting out to a career after the viva voce examination. The chapters are: (1) "A Most Persuasive Piece of Argument"; (2) "Caught and Held by a…

This paper presents an annotated list of 60 links to Rhetoric and Composition program resources on the World Wide Web. This listing of college-level writing programs in the United States in 1997 includes graduate departments in Rhetoric and the Teaching of Writing, as well as Composition programs which teach expository writing to undergraduates.…

One of the recommendations of the Visiting Committee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to Nova Southeastern University during its accreditation process was that the University should demonstrate that the number of part-time faculty members teaching in its graduate programs is not excessive. In response to this recommendation, a…