Proceedings of a conference held to determine how Doctor of Arts programs could be put together and how their quality might be maintained are contained in this volume. The 19 papers presented include the Keynote Address, 6 papers related to the topic "Doctor of Arts in the Market Place," 5 papers concerned with "Doctor of Arts:…

The Graduate College at Stout State University is considering an option to the present A-F grading system called "Mastery Grading," based on a concept called "teaching for mastery." This involves carefully defining each course in terms of the specific competencies which the student is expected to develop as a result of…

The Graduate College at Stout State University commonly employs two criteria in deciding which applicants should be permitted to enroll for graduate degree programs: cumulative undergraduate grade-point average and experience. It was the purpose of this study to determine the effectiveness of these two criteria in predicting the likelihood of…

This brochure is the third edition of a publication designed to give brief information about educational opportunities in the United States for graduate studies in water resources. The 65 universities listed from 42 states are all members of the Universities Council on Water Resources. For each university, a brief description of the program is…

This bibliography on the improvement of teaching and learning in higher education was compiled from materials published by the Center for Research and Learning at the University of Michigan. Its 74 references are primarily documents and books published in the 1950's and 1960's, along with a few articles from educational journals. (AF)

This report abstracts 13 studies directly or indirectly concerned with the counseling of graduate students. They identify some of the problems graduate students face and suggest changes that could be made in graduate programs to alleviate student dissatisfaction. The studies deal with: the need for counseling, the stifling of creativity, foreign…

This document presents a description of the Minority Business Consulting Program, a graduate course at the University of Wisconsin Graduate School of Business. The report is presented for various audiences. It is presented as a working document for college instructors and administrators as a possible vehicle for a program in enterprise formation…

This study attempts to obtain an evaluation of the graduate training of the University of Georgia Ph.D. graduates along with a measure of how well they have done since graduating from the University. Information was obtained by means of a questionnaire to the Ph.D. graduates who received their degree from the University between 1966-70. This…

The purpose, hypotheses, objectives, and experimental features of a program for preparing teachers for two-year colleges are discussed. The program, "Toward Personalized Teaching in Two-Year Colleges," has the following features: (1) each Fellow works throughout his program with an interdisciplinary, interinstitutional advisement…

A six-year program providing training for ten individuals in science education and seven in mathematics education research is described. Lists of program objectives, requirements and course work for the program, and faculty members involved are included along with information on selection of trainees, enrollment by year, resulting dissertation…

The principal objectives of this study of the costs and benefits of graduate education (the Gradcost Study) were: (1) to collect on a comprehensive nationwide basis published and other available information concerning the total costs and benefits of graduate education in colleges and universities; and (2) to summarize and analyze this information…

This paper presents the results of a study of the output of Canadian universities as measured by graduate degrees conferred or by graduates produced. The study was conducted to answer 2 basic questions: (1) Do Quebec universities train enough qualified manpower in comparison with the other provinces? and (2) Encouraged by funds and by the Quebec…

The Multiple Alternatives Program (MAP) represented an open experimental approach to graduate education. Assuming attitudinal changes must necessarily precede effective new learning, the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of MAP on attitudes and self-concepts of participants. The statistically significant findings indicate that the…

A survey of attitudes and opinions held by various industrial companies was conducted to determine: 1) employment opportunities, and 2) possible starting salaries for retired officers holding master's degrees in management from the Naval Postgraduate School. A questionnaire was mailed to selected members of the business community and local…

This publication provides a detailed listing of enrollment of candidates for advanced degrees at each institution of higher education in each academic field. Overall summaries of 1968 enrollments for advanced degrees are presented in tables 1 and 2. Table 1 reports enrollment for master's and doctoral degrees, and table 2 reports enrollment for…