The number of doctorate recipients in 1974 was 33,000, a 2.2 percent decrease from the number receiving the degree in 1973. A number of variables are used in analyzing the doctorates granted including major field, sex, postgraduation plans, sources of support in graduate school, state of doctoral institution, racial or ethnic group and U.S.…

Educators agree that the interaction of teachers in training with exceptional children through the medium of practicums or internships is an essential component of every teacher education program. At the undergraduate level, where the student is usually pursuing a degree on a full time basis, ample opportunities exist for interaction with…

In recent years, educational administration has made good developmental progress in Israel. From a marginal standing as a professional field, with a flimsy academic base, it has now attained a capability to accommodate advanced models in research and in the preparation of school administrators. The imprints of the American influence can be seen in…

As part of a period of self-study, representatives of the University of Texas at Austin (UTA) Committee on Graduate Reading contacted 26 leaders in the field of reading. These leaders were asked to rank the top ten graduate reading programs in the U.S. and Canada, to place UTA in relation to the top ten, and to comment on the placement of UTA.…

This document presents charts reflecting changes in graduate programs in U.S. universities from 1970-72 and projected changes to take place between 1972 and 1974. Charts are presented by: (1) changes in doctoral and master's programs by type and control of institution; (2) changes in doctoral programs by rating of institution; (3) changes in…

The expansion of the junior and community college movement in the U.S. has created a significant problem for the traditional 4-year colleges and universities. A recent report indicates that there are more than 250,000 students seeking to continue their educations following completion of their junior college curricula, and 4-year colleges do not…

Many educators believe the master's degree as it has evolved is of questionable significance as a graduate research degree. Others believe the master's signifies a level of professional and academic accomplishment suitable for either the world of work or as a teaching certificate. This report reviews the history and development of the master's…

The Experimenter Prestige Effect (EPE) concerns the phenomenon where research products will be more readily and less critically accepted if produced by scholars and/or institutions of great eminence, even though the objective quality of ideas, methodology, and findings are equal. This study tested the hypothesis that students give higher ratings…

The purpose of this study was to (1) clarify the contribution of The American University to graduate education at the doctoral level; (2) summarize the attitudes of doctoral graduates toward their experience at the University; and (3) inform American University graduates about the past achievements and present status of graduate work at the…

Member institutions of the Council of Graduate Schools were asked to respond to a questionnaire about the foreign language requirements at their institutions. Institutions (197) or 69 percent of those contacted responded. One hundred twenty-four schools used the Graduate Schools Foreign Language Tests (GSFLT) for the purpose of meeting the foreign…

The findings of a study of the Title II-B program of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are summarized. The program provides grants to institutions of higher education to assist them in training individuals in the principles and practices of library and information sciences (LIS). The results of the first four years of the Title II-B program are…

Long-range biomedical manpower needs up to 1985 have been projected and the best estimate indicates that there will be an increase from 64,000 workers in 1965 to 150,000 in 1985. The related expenditure is expected to increase from 1.9 billion dollars to 15.7 billion dollars in the same period. Alternate predictions, based on other possible…

The principal focus of this paper is the presentation and interpretation of questionnaire data obtained from one hundred students who were enrolled in a graduate-level science education course for elementary school teachers. The objectives of the course are such that each enrolled should: (1) become aware of and attuned to current emphasis in…

The functions of the Center for Studies in Vocational and Technical Education, established under a Ford Foundation grant at the University of Wisconsin in 1964, are to examine, evaluate, and further the development of the nation's system of occupational education by research, graduate study, conferences, establishment of a national depository of…

Chapter 1 discusses the general characteristics of the Teaching Assistant (TA) system: popular interest in the problems of TAs, origins and shortcomings of the TA system, the purpose of doctoral training, the Ph.D. "stretchout," and career interests and decisions of doctoral students. Chapter 2 deals with statistical dimensions: relationship of TA…