This report contains nine speeches presented at a Conference on Designing Doctoral Programs in Education held at Kansas State University on June 28-29, 1968. Titles included are: 1) "The Role of Doctoral Programs in Today's and Tomorrow's University"; "Trends in Student Personnel Work: Implications for Graduate Education"; "Research Training in…

This report updates the study "The Doctorate in Education" published by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in 1960 (ED 046 872 through ED 046 875). A questionnaire set up to examine the same areas of inquiry as the AACTE study was mailed to 145 institutions which had been identified as offering doctoral programs in…

A current trend in evaluation to balance quantitative measures and qualitative judgments provided the philosophical context for this case study. In the late 1960's a balanced methodology was devised to evaluate doctoral programs in the School of Education at Indiana University. The model of doctoral education that emerged facilitated analysis, but…

In 1973, a provisional embargo in fine arts by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities mandated an internal study before new graduate programs could be funded. The Council of Ontario Universities' recommendations for dance, film, and theater and drama are: that masters' programs be initiated at York University (dance, film, theater, studio art),…

As part of its first-year activities, the Atlanta University Department of Chemistry, which started as Doctor of Arts degree program in September 1975, sponsored a conference on April 23-24, 1976 to which were invited 20 two- and four-year college faculty and administrators. The main objectives were to discuss the need and credibility of the…

The University of Tennessee has established a training program for clinical pharmacists dealing with cancer chemotherapy patients. Health-care settings are described in which these individuals can contribute as unique health-care team members in oncology. (Author/LBH)

A single Ph.D. program cannot be designed for candidates who will be either researchers and teachers. The solution is two different programs, one to serve each purpose. A plan for a Ph.D. research program in German is outlined. (CFM)

Recommendations are offered for correcting unnecessary conditions that lead to additional stress for doctoral students, such as: foreign language requirements; inadequate counseling services; unsystematized processes; unnecessary regulation; grading course work; and dissertation committee functioning. (LBH)

Statistics are presented that indicate that the period of rapidly changing student populations (increased numbers in general and females and minority groups in particular) has come to an end. Changes continue to occur but at a much slower rate. (LBH)

Questionnaires containing 114 professional competencies needed by beginning teacher educators in agricultural education were completed by recent and prospective doctoral graduates and by teacher educators in a study conducted at Iowa State University. From analysis of the ratings assigned to each competency, recommendations are made for doctoral…

Survey data were collected from Illinois pharmacists to assess interest in an PharmD program. A discriminant analysis showed how employer support, reasons for participation, personal commitment and demographic characteristics contribute to explaining group variance of likely participants. It was found that external program design factors would be…

The possible impact of doctoral nursing programs on nursing education is examined from historical and current perspectives, and the relationship of research to other faculty functions and responsibilities is examined. (MSE)

Enrollment and graduation data may help to understand the development and vitality of graduate programs in higher education. Graduation statistics from higher education programs are analyzed. (Author/MLW)

A LISREL analysis demonstrates the value of regressing reputational ratings on three latent variables: size, faculty research productivity, and the quality of program graduates. The model was tested using National Research Council data for each of six disciplines: English, French, philosophy, geography, political science, and sociology.…

A pharmacy doctoral program's independent-study component in pathophysiology, supported by computer-assisted instruction and self-evaluation, has the advantages of self-pacing, reduced faculty time commitment, and increased ability to work effectively with physicians. Disadvantages include student feeling of isolation, imbalanced content, and…