A flurry of recent research in writing studies has addressed the need for more systematic approaches to graduate-level writing support, though more research is needed into more organic models that account for graduate students' specific needs and that build infrastructure for writing support within university departments. This article reports on a…

Many institutions are trying to better understand the factors that drive student success and failure in order to improve the efficiency of degree production. Traditional academic reporting systems are not adequate for this purpose, since they are designed to measure outcomes, not to uncover the factors that influence them. To address this problem,…

Based on national, state, and local objectives, this rating sheet, designed for foreign language departmental evaluation, is divided into seven areas of appraisal: philosophy and objectives, program organization, equipment for instructional purposes, curriculum planning and program evaluation, teacher preparation, counseling, and guidance. Blanks…