Provides a detailed course description for English 812, one of the nine rhetoric and advanced writing courses offered in the Graduate College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University. Offers also a critical statement about teaching the course. (PA)

A centralization index was used to analyze data from 269 accredited graduate business programs. Most (88.7%) had decentralized administration. Greater administrative quality and student service were associated with schools with more autonomous administration. (SK)

Suggests a method for reinforcing topics covered in an upper-division graduate course on the history of the German language. In three-week projects toward the end of the semester, students investigate modern German words according to conceptual groups from the perspective of etymology. (Author/JL)

Lists theses and dissertations from British universities completed during sessions 1992-93 and 1993-94 together with some earlier studies not previously listed. All studies are related to either science or mathematics education. (DDR)

Based on a previous study, which created a list of "great books" in student affairs practice, examines the extent to which these books are used in graduate programs. Results indicate little consensus in student affairs regarding a literature base. The identification of a book as "great" is probably temporary. (RJM)

Summarizes a report from the joint committee of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine that recommends a new model of Ph.D. education based on changes in science, engineering, the economy, and society in general. Changes include more versatility, better career information and guidance, less…

States that when a college or graduate school toughens its curriculum, entry requirements, or graduation requirements, two opposite effects on enrollment occur: (1) students know more and command higher salaries which enhances enrollment and (2) the pool of eligible students diminishes which has a negative effect on enrollment. (JEH)

Reviews selected studies of graduate student persistence in a program of study and highlights findings most influential in students' decisions to complete a program or drop out. Reviews student persistence, the distance education student profile, persistence in distance education, and persistence in distance education doctoral programs. (SLD)

Describes steps taken by the School of Library and Information Science of the University of South Florida to prepare itself for the challenges, particularly cultural and linguistic ones, that it will face when internationalizing its offerings to Ibero-America. (EV)

Interviews with a sample of 11 adult education faculty and administrators and survey responses from 78 of 131 adult education programs were analyzed. Graduate program integration significantly affected student enrollment. Integration, responsiveness to change, and leadership significantly predicted variance in faculty growth. (Contains 30…

Reviews six key findings surrounding current graduate education. Concludes that there are not necessarily too many doctorates, but there are too many doctorates trained to be university professors. Notes the transformation of the master's degree over the past two decades and its widespread success in perceived relevancy for students and society.…

Describes an organizational learning course based on transformative learning theory that illustrates approaches to developing constructive learning environments, enhancing team learning, examining mental models, supporting systems thinking, and achieving personal mastery. (SK)

Observations of and interviews with a class of adult learners using an organizational behavior simulation explored how they applied difficult concepts within an ill-structured environment. Group competition inhibited communication and application of knowledge; in an atmosphere of trust, learners empower themselves, enabling articulation of…

This listing contains references to 212 dissertations in German language and/or literature, comparative literature, linguistics, and foreign or second language education with applicability to learning and teaching German. (Author/CK)

Discusses results of searches using a variety of query formulations with several Internet search engines which show that strategies intended to give narrower and more precise results may not give improvements in precision even though they result in fewer hits. Describes searches that were performed by students in graduate information retrieval…