Examines some of the goals, techniques, and problems involved in teaching second-language literatures at all levels of instruction. Briefly summarizes the work of the past 15 years and makes suggestions for future consideration. Also reports on a survey of 93 faculty members on the teaching of literature. (EKN)

Surveyed 235 rehabilitation educators to identify their perceptions of actual and preferred instructional emphasis in bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and continuing education programs. Results suggested a preference for greatest emphasis at the master's level, with a preference for strong research rather than clinical practice focus in doctoral…

Tests of knowledge and skills will reflect new content and new technologies in response to dramatic changes in learning environments. Tests must begin to focus on the learning objectives rather than on the process that has led to the achievement of those objectives. (Author/MLW)

The duties, training, and employment opportunities of a demographer (a scientist who studies the size and characteristics of human populations and how they change) are described. A list indicating United States and Canadian universities with graduate departments emphasizing demography is included. (EA)

The article describes a triadic method of supervision that can be adapted to several settings. The triadic method reduces the complexities of the supervision process to teachable elements. Students learn to function alternately in the three roles of supervisor, commentator, and facilitator. (Author)

Discusses a biochemical engineering course that is offered as part of a chemical engineering curriculum and includes topics that influence the behavior of man-made or natural microbial or enzyme reactors. (MLH)

Describes a course in distillation that is offered as part of a chemical engineering curriculum, and combines distillation theory and instruction on the automatic control of towers. (MLH)

Compared to all other racial/ethnic groups, Chicana/os are the most under represented population within doctorate production in the United States. Furthermore, even though data shows a slight increase in Chicana/o doctorate production, these gains are small in relation to the dramatic population growth of Chicana/os in the U.S. from 1990 to 2000…

In this book, the author Tara Kuther takes the reader step-by-step through the graduate admissions process. She begins with posing the question of whether graduate school is right for everyone and the differences between pursuing a master's degree or a doctoral degree. The chapters contain information regarding what graduate school is like, how to…

University librarians possess specialized knowledge and have the potential to positively affect how students, especially graduate students, can better understand the research process. "NEERO's primary objectives are to improve educational programs and supervisory practices; provide a stimulating, supportive and friendly forum for scholarly…

To determine the effectiveness of a graduate educational assessment course in measurement processes, this study compared test scores from the beginning and from the end of the course. The three sections that were the focus of the study were offered in 2002 and 2003 by the same instructor. The course was offered as a traditional face-to-face class…

This study investigated graduate students' attitudes toward statistics in a class in which the focus of instruction was the use of a computer program that made possible an individualized, self-paced student-centered, activity-based course. The six sections involved in the study were offered in 2001 and 2002. There were 43 participants for whom…

The Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program was launched in 1993 to develop new models of doctoral preparation for a faculty career by including preparation for teaching and academic citizenship as well as for research. Through national competitions, grants have been awarded to 43 doctoral producing universities to develop and implement model…

The writing of academic abstracts is more than a tiresome necessity of scholarly life. It is a practice which goes beyond genre and technique to questions of identity and the promotional economies of academic work. In this paper, a series of abstracts from a variety of refereed journals and conferences are deconstructed and a set of questions that…