Gains in moral judgement, as measured by the Defining Issues Test (DIT), correlate strongly with advancing education. Curricula that are strongly biblically based may not promote, and students with a strong fundamentalist orientation may not demonstrate, such moral growth. Students at an interdenominational, but very conservative seminary,…

Development workers studying at the graduate level benefit from exposure to the great variety of cultures and worldviews. In the Australian National University's Master of Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development (MAAPD) program, peer learning is giving current and future development workers in the field and in the classroom the chance…

To complement traditional learning activities in a masters-level research methodology course, social work students worked on a formal research project which involved: designing the study, constructing measures, selecting a sampling strategy, collecting data, reducing and analyzing data, and finally interpreting and communicating the results. The…

Students experience homophobia in both covert and overt forms. Covert homophobia exists through the neglect of gay, lesbian, and bisexual topics in graduate psychology programs. Overt homophobia exists through the misinformation and perpetuation of stereotypes by faculty, textbooks, and program administrators. Unfortunately little data exist…

Only recently have mental health professionals realized the importance and impact of death and death anxiety in the lives of individuals, particularly clients. Indeed few empirical studies have examined the levels of death anxiety among clients, much less among counselors or counselors-in-training. The purpose of this study was to examine whether…

Charged with developing rigorous and exacting selection procedures, the professional schools at the University of California, Berkeley, must continually evaluate their programs and students. The aim of this study was to identify on the basis of past experience those factors which have been the best predictors of a student's ability to succeed in…

Surveys the extent and range of graduate writing courses nationwide and the rationale for offering them, as described by deans and faculty. Concludes that attention should be paid to the need for graduate composition courses and the attendant need for cross-disciplinary interest in the teaching of such courses. (MS)

This study examined the views of students completing an educational administration preparation program at Southwest Texas State University (SWT) and students completing a similar program (program acronym MADE) at the Instituto Politecnico Nacional in Mexico City. Graduates of both programs received master's degrees. A focus group methodology was…

The Master of Arts program in Communication (MAC) at Wichita State University is integrated and interdisciplinary. The assumption is that all professional communicators engage in gathering and analyzing information, and designing and delivering messages. The program, therefore, seeks to prepare students to engage in these activities across…

Surveyed students and supporting organizations about their decision considerations regarding enrolling in and supporting an executive master of business administration (EMBA) program. The findings from this studyprovide direction for EMBA directors in strengthening recruiting efforts toward both students and organization sponsors. (EV)

Discusses a master's-level group leadership course in reference to 1989 Association for Specialists in Group Work Ethical Standards for Group Counselors and the 1988 American Association for Counseling and Development Ethical Standards. Claims group counseling professionals need to continually reexamine and discuss ethical standards and guidelines…

Investigated problems of occupational choice of preservice counselors through examination of survey data from students beginning master's programs in counseling, students near end of program, and graduates of program (N=127). Found students used perceptions of probable employment that may be distorted. Results suggest need for more extensive…

Discusses integrating the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, Revised (DSM-III-R) training into the school, marriage and family, and mental health counseling tracks of a master's level program that was designed according to Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs standards. (Author)

Novice counselors (n=36) saw recruited helpees. Introverted helpees rated sessions as less smooth but not less deep than nonintroverted helpees. Helpee-rated session smoothness was associated with greater use of support intentions, less use of resistance and challenge intentions. Novice counselors used more cognitions and challenge intentions and…

Investigated graduate students' (n=291) perceptions of graduate student role and how they perceive faculty to define that role; traditional- and nontraditional-aged masters students' definitions of graduate student role; and differences in perceptions based on respondents' sex, age, and Holland type. Results suggest that traditional- and…