This document is a working paper designed to point up some policies for the training of staff for the graduate schools in the universities in Ontario. Over the past few years, graduate enrollment has increased greatly, primarily a result of increased government funds for the expansion of graduate education. Recently, however, a scare has been in…

The purpose of the study was to develop a linear programming model to be used for prediction, test the accuracy of the predictions, and compare the accuracy with that produced by curvilinear multiple regression analysis. (Author)

The tenth annual report of the student financial assistance programs administered in Connecticut offers statistical data on the following programs: state scholarship programs for undergraduate and graduate awards, Restricted Educational Achievement Grant Program, College Continuation Grant Program, Higher Education Grant Program, and Connecticut…

This report provides a source for data on the financial support received by full-time graduate students in each of five divisions within each Ontario university. The data are presented in compact form. Given the variety and range of support, it is felt that average or median figures and interuniversity comparisons can be misleading; therefore, no…

In 1968, 107 members of the AAHPER Council on Outdoor Education and Camping were surveyed to determine their attitudes toward the meaning of the term "outdoor education". Using the same rating sheet, this survey determined the Council members' present attitudes. An influence questionnaire was also designed to investigate the influence of…

The problem investigated in this study was whether male and female students would evaluate professors' teaching methods differentially as a function of their own sex and/or the sex of the particular professor. The subjects, fifty male and fifty female seniors and first year graduate students in psychology at San Jose State University, were divided…

A sample of student personnel practitioners was surveyed to determine training program objectives necessary to effectively equip master's students with entry-level competencies. Practical acquisition of skills, competencies in human relations, leadership and creative abilities, and the role of a change agent were most prominent among the…

This article, presented at the NASPA convention, Dallas, 1976, maintains that programmatic efforts to achieve educational equity must begin in high school counseling and curriculum. (Author)

This study investigated the influence of differences in ambiguity tolerance and the effects of exposure to a videotape model on the interview behavior of counselor trainees. The potential of creating a variety of learning strategies, such as video modeling, to override the detrimental effects of certain personality characteristics is discussed.…

This article discusses the development of audiotaped client statements for use in the selection and training of counselors. If an audiotape of client statements is to be used as a measure of counselor effectiveness, it must receive the same scrutiny that other instruments receive regarding validity, reliability, and item analysis. (Author)

Comparisons for Minnesota's class of 1977 supported the hypothesis that clinical pharmacy students become more receptive to pharmacy administrations skills and services as they gain clinical experience, especially in consultation services. Comparisons with the class of 1976 failed to support the hypothesis, however. (LBH)

A week-long formal training institute preparing teaching assistants in French for classroom and other responsibilities is outlined. The program features course and student management techniques as well as instructional methods. (MSE)

A set of self-assessment instruments in clinical evaluation was developed and tested in 10 pilot medical schools. Clinical faculty members, clerkship coordinators, and residents at affiliated hospitals who worked with medical students were asked to identify problems faced in evaluating students' clinical performance. (Author/MLW)

Abstracts published during 1981-85 for special education doctoral dissertations (N=1581) were analyzed to examine the characteristics of the authors, subjects, methods, and outcomes of student research. Among the findings are identities of schools emerging as leaders for advanced special education programs and the lack of research on young…

Describes a researcher's subjective experience of fieldwork conducted among other women graduate students. Focuses on interactions between the researcher and her informants, and discusses how these interactions affected the research, the findings, and the researcher. The emotional stresses and ethical dilemmas encountered by a feminist researcher…