Reports on graduate students' perspectives of their learning experience using NUD.IST--computer-aided qualitative data analysis software--to make use of narrative data. Students' comments gathered from inside classes, class assignments, and course evaluations are highlighted (Author/VWL)

Refutes the claim that top-rated programs in library science tend to maintain and enhance their reputation by hiring their own and each other's graduates and that this pattern of inbreeding was likely to be harmful to the field. Concludes convincing evidence was not provided and the true situation may be other than claimed. (PEN)

Describes a study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania that examined graduate students' and their teachers' perceptions of the learning environments associated with Connecting Communities of Learners (CCL), a computer-based application for the Internet used in the teacher education program. The CCL was used to augment weekly face-to-face…

Summarizes the experience of a two-year project to promote partnerships between 12 graduate Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) training programs and their 12 local Head Start partners. Results reflect the rich experiences of MFT faculty, supervisors, interns, and Head Start staff. Recommendations are made to improve collaboration between MFTs and…

Discusses the changes in the University of Connecticut's Proseminar in Latin American and Caribbean Studies graduate course that focused on: (1) interdisciplinary faculty participation; (2) a workshop model emphasizing development of fundamental skills; and (3) training in the use of research resources. Evaluates the course and highlights areas…

Examined the generalizability and validity and examinee perceptions of a computer-delivered version of 8 formulating-hypotheses tasks administered to 192 graduate students. Results support previous research that has suggested that formulating-hypotheses items can broaden the abilities measured by graduate admissions measures. (SLD)

Explains Web Crossing, an Internet/intranet server application offering online conferencing solutions through discussion forums and chat rooms, that provided a context for the interaction of graduate and undergraduate students conducting educational research. Discusses knowledge acquisition, the metaphor of participation, and the impact of a…

Reports on the results of a project that examined preservice art teachers' thinking about contemporary art and teaching by having them create concept maps. Indicates that the participants settled on an approach and changed it slightly when given more information and teaching suggestions. (CMK)

Explores the intricacies of researching within one's own culture. Addresses issues that arose when an African-American woman researcher interviewed other African-American women. Explores how race and gender brought the author closer to the participants and the effects of color differences and perceived class differences. (CMK)

Reviews previous research and theory on teacher training and teacher development. Demonstrates the importance of a developmental model that accounts for teaching assistants' developmental needs by describing a training program that was implemented in the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington. Appends 2 questionnaires for teaching…

How do people define spirituality and religion and what, if any, relationship do they see between the 2 constructs? In this study, we answer these questions using a qualitative methodology with a nationally representative sample of graduate-level social work students affiliated with the National Association of Social Workers (N=303). A relatively…

"Using the Attitudes Towards Lesbians and Gay Men Scale" (ATLG) this study focused on two groups of graduate students in graduate level leadership preparation programs. Research questions that framed this study were: What are students' who are aspiring to school leadership positions attitudes toward lesbians and gays? What are students' attitudes…

Universities have several approaches for attracting student feedback, both qualitative and quantitative, and this paper describes three processes as they affect postgraduate students. The paper considers whether the issues that postgraduate students state need improvement are consistent with those issues contained in the recommendations made by…

This article is part of a larger scale project on some aspects of the process of academic socialization of a group of Iranian Ph.D. students studying in five UK universities, particularly focusing on the relationship between these students and their supervisors. The study included eight engineering and five social sciences/humanities students, as…

Project-based team activities are commonly used in higher education. Teams comprised of members from different national cultures can be faced with unique challenges during the creative process. Hofstede's (1991) cultural dimension of power distance was used to examine one such design team's intra- and inter-group interactions in a graduate-level…