Describes the development of a course for preparing doctoral French language students for the teaching profession, covering such topics as the diversity of teaching assistant training, graduate student attitudes and prior knowledge of instructional theory, academic credit, and the use of authentic material. (CB)

Compares postgraduate education for human geographers, particularly doctoral students, in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Finds similarities between the two countries' programs, but notes that Dutch programs have much better financial conditions for students. Discusses programs in the Netherlands and issues of comparable graduate training…

Offers advice to graduate students studying English and those studying foreign languages, covering issues relevant to candidates for master's degrees or doctorates. Suggests questions to ask when selecting a graduate program, including those related to investigating the program and inquiring about employment and financial assistance, teaching…

Estimates a fixed-effects model of pay determination for five Ph.D.-granting departments of economics in large midwestern state universities. Departments' reward structures vary widely. Second sabbatical leaves are associated with higher pay. In estimating rewards for research, returns to quality overwhelm returns to quantity at four universities.…

Makes the case for analysis, reflection, and debate about doctoral education in composition and rhetoric at this historical moment. Maintains that the number of established graduate programs in composition and rhetoric calls for a pause for critical reflection. (TB)

Although the first doctoral program in women's studies was established in 1969, it wasn't until the 1990s that mainstream institutions began creating such programs. Since then, a number of universities have developed both programs and separate departments. Some scholars worry that choosing such a nontraditional field will limit students' career…

A questionnaire to Ph.D. examiners across disciplines explored criteria appropriate for evaluating practice-based doctoral dissertations, in particular by collecting a core vocabulary of terms. Negative criteria included the lack of: intellectual grasp, coherence, engagement with the literature, originality, and generalizability, along with…

A study evaluated an alternative seminar and major paper approach to the traditional doctoral program comprehensive examination at Pepperdine University (California). The pilot project was conducted over a period of 6 trimesters and involved 28 students who had already completed their course work. Students were also involved in the development of…

Educators of graduate students of English who are simultaneously teaching undergraduate composition courses should focus on how the study of institutional history might shed light on contemporary praxis. The Cultural and Critical Studies Ph.D. Program in the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) English Department combines an innovative approach…

Traditional and revised models of psychological training fail to prepare graduate students to be teachers or effective faculty members. This paper addresses the mentoring needed by graduate psychology students who aspire to academic positions. The mentoring of future academicians requires different processes than the mentoring of future clinical…

This report presents recommendations for best practices in graduate education, especially Ph.D. or doctoral programs. Discussion of the national perspective reviews trends, including the rapid growth of graduate education since World War II, the large number of Ph.D.s awarded by U.S. universities to foreign students, and the increasing number of…

Intended primarily to serve as a catalyst for further discussion, this report presents recommendations for the development of graduate level emphases in adult reading/literacy and postsecondary reading/learning (initially at the doctoral level and later at the master's level) that function within the mission of the graduate program offered by the…

A survey (fall, 1986) was made of 153 doctoral-granting institutions to determine the extent to which teacher education is a focus of study apart from long-standing areas of study such as curriculum and instruction, special education, and reading. Also included was a section designed to determine what specific topics are studied by students in a…

Using excerpts from various graduate student essays, describes life in graduate school with its learnings, fears and disillusionment. (EJT)

The purpose of this guide is to provide students and teachers with a concise summary of approximately 280 graduate programs in political science at doctoral and masters levels. Information for it was collected during September/October of 1981. The bulk of the guide contains descriptions of individual programs arranged alphabetically by the name of…