An outcomes hierarchy for professional training programs in higher education institutions is advanced. The hierarchy was developed, using an inductive approach, from the research literature and an empirical inquiry into the outcomes of a graduate training program in evaluation that involved 26 Australian graduate students. (SLD)

Summarizes information concerning the 39 student affairs master's degree preparation programs in the Southern Association for College Student Affairs region. Examines the program representatives' views about the accreditation and professional standards, the number of preparation programs, expected program changes, and other trends. (Author/MKA)

The accounts of several autobiographers concerning the graduate student experience reveal how students find meaning in their academic apprenticeships. Academic autobiographers, now speaking as teachers themselves. focus on what was given to them by their teachers when they were students. (MSE)

Offers a demographic profile of the typical graduate-student protege and faculty mentor. Outlines 10 communication strategies with which students initiate such a relationship. Finds that students (1) felt their initiation attempts were somewhat ineffective and unduly difficult; (2) report mentors provide primarily psychosocial rather than career…

Presents a former teacher's personal reflective narrative that highlights how the acceptance and application of the theory of invitational education empowers both personal and professional change. Discusses author's transition from second grade teacher to doctoral student to college professor. (MKA)

Argues for the importance of "gesturing" to the rhetoric and composition field's discursive conventions when writing for publication. Discusses two forms of gesturing, using graduate student submissions to the journal "Rhetoric Review." Shows how recognizing these gestures leads to important discoveries on how emerging scholars…

School counselors often lack training in family systems theory, because training programs tend to use individual counseling models. The Collaborative Drawing Technique (CDT) introduces counselors-in-training to family systems concepts. A case illustration is presented to explain shifts in trainees' case conceptualizations with use of the CDT model…

Examines Simulated Group Counseling (SGC), a training model for graduate-level group workers. During a four-year period, 98 graduate students participated in 12 role-played SGC groups. SGC followed a model of group development and was highly consistent with expected changes in non-role-played groups. Discusses SGC advantages, especially related to…

Explores marriage and family therapy student's inclusion of gender in conceptualization of a clinical case by viewing an intake interview conducted by a sex therapist to identify the couple's central issue. Results revealed that trained students who considered gender might have analyzed gender issues more extensively. Discusses how these biases…

Investigates, using 24 scholarly journals, the typical rate of publishing among student researchers published in communication journals in 1994-1998. Presents a ranking of student researchers in terms of article research productivities. Notes what research journals most student researchers publish their work. Provides averages in both fractional…

Recent graduate students in student affairs offer their perspectives on selecting a graduate program, which courses to take to prepare for graduate school, how a graduate assistantship in a student life setting can help prospective professionals, and what recruiters look for in job candidates. (EV)

Research identifies substance abuse intervention competencies using Motivational Interviewing that can be used to teach and evaluate social work students. The study established a set of skills related to Motivational Interviewing; designed a graduate social work class to teach the model; and used the instrument to rate interviewers. Results…

Reports results of surveys of graduate students involved in online class discussions that show a preference for face-to-face experiences in spite of positive reactions to online discussions. Online discussions were perceived as valuable additions to in-class discussions, rather than as an acceptable substitution for them. (Author/LRW)

Discusses the implications of solution-focused counseling in support groups designed to help graduate students cope with the demands of writing a doctoral dissertation. The counseling, which builds on client strengths in a collaborative fashion, seems to be particularly well suited for graduate students, all of whom have histories of academic…

Examines social desirability responding (SDR) on surveys administered on the World Wide Web and on paper to graduate and undergraduate students. Discusses response bias; describes use of the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding; and reports findings that reveal no differences in SDR between the Web-administered and paper-administered…