This paper explores the potential of feature film to encourage more inclusive, participatory and open learning in the area of employment relations. Evaluations of student responses in a single postgraduate course over a five-year period revealed how feature film could encourage participatory learning processes in which students reexamined their…

On June 17-18th, 2004, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) sponsored a workshop at the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to discuss emerging issues, research, and current practices related to financial…

The purpose of the Workshop on Graduate Student Attrition was to address key gaps in knowledge and data about the problem of graduate school (doctoral-level) attrition. Participants included representatives of the academic research and graduate education administration communities, along with officials from disciplinary professional societies, The…

Presents a graduate education model based on important assumptions about plans for society's and students' needs and also principles regarding program goals and development. Describes the model's specific components, i.e., a three-dimensional framework involving self, students, and systems interfacing with three learning levels. (BH)

Examines the graduate school experience in terms of three developmental stages: initiation, maintenance, and termination. Discusses social roles, developmental tasks, and coping behaviors of graduate students at each stage. Proposes an anxiety-support model that addresses relationships between student anxiety and faculty support. (Author)

Panelists at a session of the American Studies Association meeting charged that the personal and professional costs of attendance in graduate school are often so high for minority students that they do not want to go on to become the next generation of scholars. (MLW)

Presents three models for implementing marriage and family counseling training: community counseling, interdisciplinary, and Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Identifies and discusses related conceptual and pragmatic issues. Concludes by presenting implications for counselor educators. (Author/NB)

The growth of and potential for cooperative education for graduate students is addressed. It is suggested that the majority of such programs in the future will have few participants, will not be closely tied to the curriculum designed, will be largely student-instigated, and will be flexible and informal. (Author/LBH)

Explores requirements for mentoring graduate students of color, debunking five myths about such mentoring, examining mentoring models, and recommending three modalities for individuals who wish to mentor minority graduate students ("academic midwifery,""role modeling," and "frientoring"). Each of the three modalities requires care and support,…

Top business schools in the 1980's have sent more students to Wall Street's investment and brokerage houses than in past years when the schools were considered training grounds for corporate managers. With Wall Street's gyrations, business students are thinking about jobs in marketing and sales. (MLW)

Discusses the prospects, for graduate students, of careers as communication consultants. Argues that consulting is an appropriate nonacademic career option for some graduates, but that it requires rigorous, specialized preparation. (JMF)

Highlights some of the foci that emerged from the Speech Communication Association's 1996 summer conference on graduate education in communication. Discusses communication and the higher education scene; the job market; preparing future faculty; recruitment, retention, and diversity; quality of programs; and other issues. (SR)

A course in consultation is increasingly becoming part of the required graduate curriculum of counseling psychologists/counselors who are training for employment in mental health and educational settings. This practical model for teaching consultation skills includes didactic presentations, demonstrations, and simulation experiences. (Author)

Examines the challenges facing new assistant professors in general and language program directors (LPDs) in particular, offering the perspective of two individuals who made the leap from graduate student to LPD, outlining the most significant and universal issues facing new LPDs, and providing insight into balancing the demands of the position…

A 10-member task force reviewed the mission and goals of the University of Florida's graduate agricultural and natural resource academic programs, admissions procedures, number and types of graduate degrees granted, program capacity, student recruitment activities, teaching quality and methods, course offerings, support services, and international…