Although the system of educational credentials differs in many important ways from country to country, all western countries have experienced a similar trend in the form of an increasing number of graduate degrees. Graduate degrees have also taken on a bewildering range of forms and content. As a consequence, not all graduate degrees have the same…

Oral interviews in focus groups and written surveys were conducted with 877 men and women, including administrators, faculty members, postdoctoral associates, and graduate students, during one-day site visits to chemistry and chemical engineering departments at 28 Ph.D.-granting institutions. This report is a preliminary review of the perceptions…

Our objective is to document recommendations from senior scholars on effective strategies to mentor graduate students and junior faculty. Mentors' recommendations stated at a national symposium and follow-up interviews are discussed in relation to literature. General themes derived from mentors' recommendations indicate that characteristics of…

Provides suggestions, information, and resources for advisors to use in assisting students to obtain tenure-track counselor-education positions. Recommendations for research are also presented. (Author)

Interviews with new faculty and graduate students regarding their career needs and desires identified concerns in the following areas: the tenure process; alternative career paths; the two-tiered academic labor market; professional development opportunities and post-tenure review; better graduate school preparation; and integration of personal and…