Information on the participation of women and minorities in all fields and at most levels in American colleges and universities is presented, the condition of these underrepresented groups in the academic profession is examined, and future trends for the profession are projected. Enrollment data by type of institution, level of study, and various…

A study plan for the examination for candidacy in higher education administration for the community college is presented. The outline on the doctoral program includes five areas: course work, electives, the selection of a committee, getting organized, and things to remember. A bibliography of journals and books is provided that may be useful in…

Enrollment projections for higher education in Washington State for the 1980's are made, and the concept of demand and factors that may be responsible for the projected enrollment levels are considered. Projections are offered for the total system of four-year institutions, for each of the four-year schools separately, and for the community…

Rating scales of the "scaled behavioral expectation" type were developed to measure the constructs of independence and initiative, conscientiousness, enthusiasm, critical facility, teaching skills, research and experimentation, communication, and persistence. The scales were used by faculty in three psychology departments, two chemistry…

Minority group participation in graduate education was examined with the hope that such a study would assist in policy formulation, program planning, and specific actions designed to reduce barriers confronting minority group members and to develop a hospitable academic environment to encourage success of those enrolled. Major chapters are offered…

Proceedings include presentations during sessions on: issues in interstate programs in graduate education; graduate manpower; increasing opportunities in graduate education for minorities and women; information retrieval; the Graduate Record Examination; creativity in graduate education; assessing graduate program quality; accreditation;…

Discourse strategies used by native speakers in a case discussion at a graduate business school are compared to those of nonnative speakers in a similar setting. Differences were found in length and allocation of turns, synchrony of turn exchange, bidding and nomination techniques, and cooperative moves. (Author/LMO)

For each U.S. institution, the percentage enrollments for American Indians, Asians, blacks, Hispanics, whites, and foreign students are tabulated. Data are also given on minority group enrollment trends since 1978; on full- and part-time enrollments; and on enrollment by institution type, male and female percentages, and program level. (MSE)

This study addressed the factors of Graduate Record Examination scores (GRE), race, gender, and undergraduate grade point average (GPA) as predictors of success on the Texas state administrator certification examination. The paper was presented as the entry point for expected discussion of the effects of high stakes accountability policies on the…

ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…

This document presents estimates of graduate enrollment and postdoctoral employment at the beginning of the academic year 1995-96 at all institutions in the United States that granted doctorate or Master's degrees in any science or engineering field. The survey universe is derived from the ongoing National Science Foundation/National Institutes of…

A study of a single-sex learning environment was conducted in a public school, Edward Hand Middle School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students were grouped homogeneously by sex for all major subjects for a period of one semester and grouped heterogeneously for one semester. The study examined the effects that the…

During the past two years, changes made in medical schools in the United States have been chiefly in the erection of new buildings, improvement of teaching staffs, the rearrangement of subjects in the curriculum, and closer affiliations with hospitals, with increased opportunities for students personally to study diseases at the bedside in…

Lists 31 summer opportunities offered by corporations and universities for minority high school, college, and graduate students. Positions include internships, employment, research opportunities, and cooperative education opportunities. Includes a brief description, prerequisites, application requirements and deadline, and contact information.…

Investigates the effects of science students' domain-specific knowledge and language proficiency on local lexical and syntactic processing and on semantic and higher conceptual processing of biology texts written in the students' first and second languages. Results indicate that language proficiency affects lower-level processing and…