This document consists of four application/evaluation packets for Master's and Doctoral level counseling internships. All four packets contain descriptions of the aims and goals of the internship in counseling program, internship agreement forms, and daily log forms. In addition, the Intern's Evaluation Packet for M.A. Internship in Counseling, to…

This study was conducted to determine the status of Ph.D. communication education in research ethics. The study sought to discover the extent to which research ethics courses are being taught, identify the research ethics issues that are discussed in these courses or in research methods coursework, specify the reading material that are assigned in…

A need exists to examine doctoral training programs in the universities. Special Education is chosen as an example of a young field undergoing rapid change. Characteristics of doctoral training in that specialty are reviewed, and a proposed model is discussed. (Author)

The author examines the graduate programs of developed and developing institutions across the United States and finds that the graduate school is the fastest-growing segment of higher education. (MJM)

This report summarizes the major issues and recommendations which emerged from the 6 3-day institutes. The institutes aimed to: examine the current status of doctoral level programs in mental retardation; examine the philosophical basis, objectives and practices desirable for designing future doctoral programs; determine the personnel desired in…

The American University proposes a Ph.D. program in Literary Studies that will: (1) encourage students to exercise initiative and take responsibility for their own learning through intimate contact with faculty members similarly engaged in learning; (2) offer a new approach to the subject matter that will give the students a disciplined…

Summarizes responses to a questionnaire identifying ways that students could improve their graduate school applications. Includes a table which shows the characteristics preferred by clinical counseling and school psychology programs. Concludes with suggestions for enhancing applications and summarizes expected changes in programs, numbers of…

Describes the development of a doctoral program in public relations that closely parallels the 1982 model developed by the International Public Relations Association. (PD)

Believes educators will be forced to look critically at the graduate education and to redefine it in ways which will make it more consistent with the actual needs of the time and the job market. Suggests that the whole question of the doctoral dissertation must be reassessed. (RB)

Presents the rationale and requirements for Idaho State University's newly-instituted Doctor of Arts degree in English. (RD)

An historical look at graduate programs in Musicology in the U.S. which has resulted in the growth of Music Libraries. (AP)

Developed an enrollment process model and used it to study the decision process leading to enrollment in a university's doctoral business program through a questionnaire. Responses of 51 doctoral students provide insight into student behavior and the substance of the school's current market. (SLD)

This chapter focuses on the role of graduate education in preparing future faculty members for engagement not only in the domain of discovery but also in the scholarships of application, integration, and teaching. (Contains 1 figure.)

At least 40% of the students who begin a doctoral program fail to complete it. This remarkable fact is one of the hidden flaws of a system usually touted as the crown jewel of the American higher education system. American graduate education is generally regarded as the best in the world, and yet, at the turn of the century, many researchers,…