Pinpointing specific recommendations for higher educational reform, the paper advocates changes in the recruitment, admittance, retention, and commitment to Mexican Americans. Investigating these areas, the report finds: (1) College admissions offices often recruit from other institutions, bypassing local "barrios", (2) Unrealistic grade…

In an attempt to provide some indication as to whether the recent employment trends among scientists is resulting in a drop of the ability of students entering scientific fields, GRE files were used to construct a history of aptitude test statistics for 1966-67, 1967-68, 1970-71, and 1971-72. For the latter three years, students were classified by…

The purposes of the second year of the Heman Street Preschool remained the same as they had been in the previous year: to provide experiences for preschool children which would increase their chances for later success in school and to serve as a training site where graduate students might learn to work effectively with preschool children and with…

The migration of Illinois students and residence of Illinois enrollees are examined on the undergraduate, graduate and professional level in both public and private institutions. Results indicate the migration of Illinois residents to the public and private institutions of other states in larger than the migration of residents of other states into…

This book reviews the Cartter and Roose Anderson reports on graduate education published by the American Council on Education (ACE) in 1966 and 1970, respectively. The author sets out three questions that require attention in looking at a process such as the ACE rankings: (1) who is evaluating whom? (2) what is being evaluated? and (3) for what…

A method of teaching academic vocabulary to the intermediate to advanced EFL graduate students is discussed. Academic vocabulary includes non-technical vocabulary used in the research process, analysis and evaluation. Criteria for selecting academic vocabulary items are explained. Selected items and sample exercises for each area are given. (SCC)

The student instructors of a first-year writing and advocacy course at The University of Michigan Law School are required to take a training seminar devoted to discussion of research, writing, and advocacy. The content and teaching methodology of the training program are described. (JMD)

In an experiment using graduate students, fear of success and fear of failure were highly related factors, but neither interacted with item difficulty to affect test performance. Neither fear of failure nor fear of success influenced males or females differently. (Author/GDC)

Analyzes resource allocations in institutions of higher education to undergraduate costs, graduate costs, and faculty research and teaching time in order to determine educational "productivity." Although real undergraduate costs were found to be much lower than previously assumed, cost-based subsidies and the redistributive effects of higher…

A survey was conducted of 51 universities to determine the English standards for foreign graduate students. Information is presented on English examinations and required test scores, use and acceptability of interviews for determining English proficiency, standards within English departments, English requirements for teaching assistants, and…

Two types of test scores were analyzed to examine whether sixty teachers were unable to use Kohlberg's measurement system for determining stages of moral thought because they were stage scoring invalidly on the basis of content. This proved to be the case. (Author/JKS)

Reports on a survey conducted to provide data on past and future estimates of supply and demand in the internship market place and on current and anticipated financial support for clinical psychology graduate students and interns. (Author/AM)

It is suggested that the process of supervision take into consideration the common set of issues that beginning group counselors face and that supervision be an active rather than a reactive process. The article also presents methods for conceptualizing and conducting the practicum for group counselors. (Author)

In order to facilitate a synergistic relationship to the community, the Center for Human Development was established at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. The major purpose of the Center was to initiate adjunct professional experiences to assist the training of graduate students in counseling and guidance. Results are discussed. (Author)

The "set-up" exercise is a structured experience enabling counselors and other helping professionals to examine in detail one aspect of the counseling process, "response-ability." Counselors must clearly define their role in a helping interaction and identify how they and the client may sabotage growth to achieve desired results. (Author)