Reviews prior research, updates recent research, and comments on directions for future research on the baccalaureate origins of women doctorates. Examines physical-science- and engineering-doctorate productivity in particular. Contains 28 references. (DDR)

Addresses problems and possibilities in development of practitioner research stemming from a semester-long master's level research course. Presents course context; outlines the four classroom studies that examined journal writing; explores commonalities among studies; shares conversations among researchers on issues of systematic inquiry,…

Reports on two mentoring programs, one for new faculty and one for new teaching assistants. The first, an externally funded, elaborate program suggests the centrality of sustained, involving relationships for best mentoring outcomes. The second demonstrated that a simpler program focusing on involvement within pair/group meetings produced…

Describes steps taken by the English department at Washington State University to deal with the double bind of overproduction of PhDs and the situation of temporary instructors. Addresses the forces pushing against these efforts and the department chair's difficulties in dealing with those forces. (RS)

Discusses a graduate course at Washington University on teaching foreign languages with technology. Although there was some skepticism by students at the beginning of the course, by the end most believed that the integration of technology was useful for developing language acquisition and for introducing students to authentic materials of culture.…

Describes an Internet-based course in Beam Physics offered at Michigan State University (MSU) as part of the Virtual University Degree program. Discusses the importance of local contact persons, technical aspects, equipment, the Internet-based homework assignments, difficulties encountered, and future activities. (Author/AEF)

Suggests that W. Ross Winterowd's most significant and influential contribution to the field of rhetoric and composition is the Rhetoric-Linguistics-Literature Program (RLL), started in 1972 as a program in the Department of English at the University of Southern California. Presents a history of the program, noting its "virtual demise"…

Identifies the main federal assistance programs available to graduate students that are native-born, naturalized citizens, and some foreign students studying in the United States. Explores through actual cases how these programs affect the lives of graduate students on a daily basis. (CCM)

Presents the value of portfolio experiences for graduate students. Posits that, by using portfolio assessment, students take more responsibility for their own progress, and they have the opportunity to be a part of their own learning process. Provides a summary of student assessments of their portfolio experience. (DSK)

Examines doctoral origins of economics faculty training new doctorates in economics. Finds that doctoral origins are highly concentrated, with the top ten schools producing 47% of the faculty at Ph.D.-granting schools, 54% of weighted doctoral-production faculty, and 67% of thesis supervisors at 47 top schools. (DSK)

Summarizes information on mentor/protege relationships in higher education from a theme issue on mentoring. The paper notes that it is difficult to define mentoring because research suggests that each person has a different concept of mentoring and different mentoring relationships. Also, mentoring research occurs in a variety of arenas. However,…

Argues that master's programs in Teaching English as a Second or Other Language (MATESOL) have not adequately addressed the preparation of novice teachers for teaching abroad even though more and more TESOL professionals will be teaching outside of Inner Circle countries. (Author/VWL)

Presents and discusses the comments of graduate students in varied disciplines on their personal journeys through graduate school, as they work toward their professional goals as scholars. Key issues include the need to adapt to new values, confusion about mixed messages, need for support, and lack of knowledge about faculty life. Implications for…

Argues that student affairs faculty and administrators need to collaborate in educating graduate students in their institutional preparation programs and that this collaboration is necessary to ensure a positive, well-rounded experience for graduate students. Discusses student affairs preparation programs in which faculty and administrators work…

Principal preparation programs are now incorporating several components: entrance requirements aligned with principalship demands; cohort models; clear performance-based standards; opportunities for individualization; development and assessment of skills; an emphasis on reflective practice; and continuous program review, with input from current…