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Fluellen, J. E., Jr. – Online Submission, 2011
How might students engage mindful learning? How might the professor engage mindful teaching? Both questions derived from fieldnotes a participant observer had created for the Future of Learning 2010 Summer Institute (Harvard Graduate School of Education) and the Tests and Measurements course, fall 2010 at Edward Waters College (EWC). Additionally,…
Descriptors: Institutes (Training Programs), Summer Programs, Learning Theories, Models
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Walker, Gabriela – College Student Journal, 2008
A quantitative analysis of the admissions requirements guidelines of the education doctoral programs at the top 20 American universities was conducted. An Internet search was used to obtain information on top-ranked world and U.S. universities. Admission requirements typically include, at minimum, an application fee (mean 55.5 USD), previous…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Universities, Doctoral Programs, Admission Criteria
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Volkwein, J. Fredericks – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2010
Assessing student attainment in the major field of study is increasingly important to employers and accrediting bodies alike. Construction and manufacturing firms do not like engineers who design faulty bridges and airplanes. Marketing firms want to hire students who understand the difference between a niche market and a global market. School…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Academic Achievement, Student Evaluation, Case Studies
Oltman, Philip K.; Hartnett, Rodney T. – 1984
To learn more about graduate program selectivity, admission test requirements, and the role that the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) play in the admission process, a two-phase study was conducted. First, the GRE General Test and Subject Test requirements of a broad range (over 12,000) of graduate programs were summarized by examining data in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study
Morrow, Jim M. – 1993
In the spring of 1986 the first of a series of studies was undertaken by the faculty members in counselor education at Western Carolina University to revise and validate the admissions standards for the master's degree programs in counseling. Impetus for these efforts was provided by a request from the Dean of the Graduate School for all graduate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Admission Criteria
Monahan, Thomas C. – 1991
The practice of requiring students seeking admission to a graduate program at Glassboro State College to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is discussed. The paper first reviews the GRE Program: the components of the general test itself; scoring; quantitative measurements; and subject areas. Next, the use of the GRE scores and how they are…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations