This study examined the matriculation status of all fall term 1993 master's level students of the Center for Psychological Studies of Nova Southeastern University by fall term 1998, differentiating between campus-based students and distance education students at individual sites. Data on matriculation rates were obtained on 382 campus-based…

A graduate course that challenged classroom teachers to make a meaningful connection between the research literature and effective classroom teaching strategies was designed and analyzed. The Tennessee State University course, Advanced Science in the Elementary School, is a team-taught doctoral level course for teachers trained in a hands-on…

Each year, the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report, the 36th annual survey, represents data from academic year 2004-05. Data highlights of this survey include: (1) In the 2004-2005 academic year, the states…

Each year, the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report, the 37th annual survey, represents data from academic year 2005-06. Data highlights of the survey include: (1) In the 2005-2006 academic year, the states…

Sea Grant?s vision for U.S. education is ambitious, focused, and proactive. The purpose of this document is to provide an increased public knowledge and understanding of the scientific processes and issues related to marine and aquatic areas. As a national network, Sea Grant has the inherent strengths necessary to be a key player in the…

Former graduate and undergraduate students in economics were surveyed to determine the initial use made of their degrees and to ascertain suggestions for modifications that might be made in the curriculum. (Author/JH)

Considers ways in which the effectiveness of teaching research competence to doctoral students might be enhanced by examining the psychological climate of the teaching-learning situation and exploring ways in which this environment may be made maximally conducive to learning. (Author/JM)

Focuses on the career patterns of a sample of black American doctorates in order to test the brain drain'' hypothesis, hypothesizing that level of professionalism and the racial context (whiteness) of career pattern would be directly related. (Author/JM)

Discusses the University of Maryland Reading Center Competency Program. (MM)

Taken from a paper delivered at the Durham meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in September 1970 proposing a new selection procedure, training program, employment, and research projects for university graduate science students. (IR)