This paper outlines the Commission's program review responsibilities called for in Senate Bill 724 (Scott). It also summarizes the Commission's existing responsibilities in the area of new program review. Senate Bill 724 would permit the California State University (CSU) to independently award the Doctor of Education Degree (Ed.D.) and includes…

A study was conducted to determine differences and similarities between degree programs for the Doctor of Education and the Doctor of Philosophy in Education, regarding: (1) admission criteria; (2) residency requirements; (3) program content; and (4) employment of graduates. Past and present trends concerning these degrees were also investigated.…

The present level of competence in teaching and the quality of teacher education are discussed. More emphasis should be placed on graduate professional education programs, which would draw the "best and the brightest." Eight recommendations for improving preservice teacher education are given, including creation of a teaching doctorate and…

Data about the ethnic backgrounds and sex of faculty and doctoral students at universities offering advanced degrees in health, physical education, or recreation were collected to provide a pool of qualified candidates for positions at these institutions. (PP)

Drawing on data collected in a national study of doctoral program quality, information is examined pertaining to the graduate department's learning environment, the extent of faculty members' concern for students, graduate student assistantship experiences, and faculty satisfactions and views about various departmental practices and policies.…

Studies indicate that doctoral programs do not provide students with optimal conditions for creative scholarship in research. Understandings of the nature of creative behavior in scientific endeavors are examined and related to the practice of advising doctoral candidates during the dissertation-research phase of their work. (Author/MLW)

Ethnic minority content as a substantive curriculum area in social work education is discussed. A curriculum model is proposed utilizing the concepts of socialization, pluralism, and sociocultural dissonance with a focus on the presentation of seminal ideas for the development of more definitive models appropriate for other educational situations.…

Examines the nature of external doctoral education, particularly as it pertains to nursing. While such nontraditional programs provide new learning structures and expand available options, disadvantages include separation from student support services, full-time faculty, and library facilities. Discusses accreditation, residency requirements,…

Described is an integrated pathology-pharmacotherapeutics course, designed to correlate specific disease entities with current drug therapy. The course was developed by the College of Pharmacy and Department of Pathology, College of Medicine of the University of Kentucky. Lecture topics are appended. (JMD)

Using the 1995 National Research Council ratings of doctoral programs in 41 fields, a statistical methodology is offered for assessing how measures of program size, faculty seniority, faculty research productivity, and faculty productivity in producing doctoral degrees influenced raters' decisions. Then using data for one field, economics,…

Ranks 35 engineering schools without doctoral programs, 35 with doctoral programs, and three best departments in each of nine engineering subfields; 52 business schools and five best departments in each of 10 subfields; five best fine arts schools; and three best performing arts schools. (MSE)

Describes a program that is part of the Pupil Researcher Initiative (PRI) where volunteer Ph.D. students visit schools to help bring the excitement and wonder of science and engineering research to the classroom. The purpose of the Researchers in Residence program is to bring students and teachers in schools into contact with research scientists…

Reviews the Kahn and Gelso (1997) and Kahn and Scott (1997) articles (both in this issue). Presents the author's opinion of the shortcomings of the articles and offers ideas to encourage more students to consider scientific and academic careers. (KW)

The Multicultural Competency Checklist was used to assess 168 counseling psychology students' perceptions of multicultural training in their programs. Students believed their programs had (a) required multicultural counseling courses; (b) diverse teaching strategies; (c) varied evaluation methods; and (d) multiculturally sensitive faculty. Also…

A survey was sent to 106 African American doctoral recipients in sport and exercise science disciplines. Of these, 74, or 69.8% responded. Data analysis indicated that most respondents were extrinsically motivated to enroll. Persistence was influenced by institutional factors like financial aid and academic support services. (SM)