The author of this paper assumes that more persons will desire to enter the field of physics than will be able to find employment in this field. The question is how and at what stage in their careers should some of these prospective physicists be "deflected" from their chosen field. A case is made for this decision being made at the entrance to…

Many graduate programs in communication are plagued by "schizophrenia": a wish for relevance to today's problems on the one hand and an allegiance to objective research on the other. Rather than scrapping traditional practices, graduate programs should continue to emphasize the training of research scholars. The research tradition has…

Reasons behind the fact that there are fewer women scientists than men scientists are explored in this paper. Data on the number of women Ph.D.'s in each field of science for the years 1966 through 1974 are presented and analyzed. Graduate school admissions policies and the greater attrition rate for women in graduate school compared to men are…

Reviews some statistics on graduate physics education and discusses some of the problems involved in maintaining high standards. (MLH)

Describes the Open Access Study plan, an external degree program, of the Atlantic Institute of Education. (IRT)

Explores alternatives to the abandonment of English education doctoral programs, presents the components of a strong English education program, and describes the jobs held by graduates of the Duke University doctoral program. (DD)

Describes "Analysis of Technical Writing," a course developed for a graduate rhetoric program to provide interested students an opportunity to gain experience in teaching technical writing and to give them an advantage in applying for college teaching positions. (MS)

In a response to the Minnesota Conference on the Future of Doctoral Study in English, argues that English departments can define future study in English by focusing on the trivium: grammar, rhetoric, and logic. Claims that, taken together, the three disciplines are potentially concerned with all issues involved in how we use words to make, do, and…

In a response to the Minnesota Conference on the Future of Doctoral Study in English, asserts that the English faculty in two-year colleges should not be omitted from discussions of graduate study in English. Offers several recommendations for graduate education in English, particularly in relation to the implications for instructors in two-year…

A worldwide policy dilemma exists in graduate research training. Governments, industry, and students urge universities to take a vocationalist approach while those training the students retain the notion of doctoral study as preparation for a scholarly life and admission to the academic community. More effective policy coordination is necessary.…

The purpose of this study was to examine doctoral students' preparation in statistics in the field of education. A national survey was conducted focusing on 27 quantitative methods (QM) programs. One QM professor from each program was identified and asked to describe and evaluate the training of QM and non-QM doctoral students at his or her…

An integral part of the educational leadership program at Auburn University is the Doctoral Educational Leadership Program, which began in 1989 to allow part-time doctoral students to gain full-time residency status. The program has evolved since its beginning. This paper presents the theoretical frameworks used to restructure the educational…

Using grounded theory, this study examined the experiences and perceptions of education doctoral students, aged 40 to 57, as they communicated them. Twenty-one mid-life students in 9 universities throughout the United States and 1 in Canada comprised the sample. Consistent with systems theory, the holistic research used in both questionnaires and…

Reviews recent reports on graduate education and offers the following recommendations: train specialists for social service, continue federal fellowships, develop long range planning for graduate level manpower preparation, and develop equality of access for disadvantaged and minority students. (Author/PG)

Paper read at the ADFL meeting, December 26, 1972, New York, N.Y. (DS)