Panel discussion presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), November 27-29, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (DS)

From address given at Brown University Graduate School commencement exercises, June 1, 1970. (IR)

The nature of financial and enrollment problems facing graduate social work education are outlined, and it is suggested that traditional approaches to these problems are likely to prove ineffective. Approaches suggested include serious curricular review and revision to reflect fiscal and political realities, refinancing, improved revenue sources,…

Suggests that a basic scientist with a background of integrative physiology, pharmacology, anatomy, and pathology, with a special emphasis on pathophysiology, would be very well qualified to practice medicine of the future. Proposes a Ph.D. training track with this objective and lists some advantages and disadvantages of such a program. (AIM)

Argues that most doctoral training in English departments is concentrated on requirements, credentials, and the accumulation of a diversified portfolio. Emphasizes the need to discuss the scope of the doctoral enterprise and to explore the values that make such an enterprise worthwhile. (RS)

Researchers examined college and university graduate bulletins to determine titles, admission information, and graduation requirements for master's degree health education programs. Degrees most common in nonschools of public health were master of science and of education. In schools of public health, master of public health degree were most…

This report discusses the role of graduate nurses in public health leadership and the development of new models of graduate education to prepare nurses for public health leadership. It reviews the need for graduate nurses in public health leadership positions, the health needs of the population, the role of public health in a changing health care…

A case is made for greater emphasis in graduate music education on courses that deal with the foundational in such a way that the student begins to understand the underlying force and value of a study of principles, theories, and concepts (e.g. psycho-physiology of music and philosophies and aesthetics in music education). (JT)

Graduate students are socialized by educational institutions to become docile, timid, and conventional. In graduate school, creativity and quality are left unrewarded, while conventionality and quantity are looked upon with favor. The graduate school experience which emphasizes a dissertation supervised by advisors who threaten the student with…

Institutions belonging to the Council of Graduate Schools were surveyed in studies (1970, 1971, 1972, 1974) of the availability of the D.A. degree in mathematics, and attitudes toward this degree. (SD)

A proposal is presented for developing a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at California State University, Bakersfield. The criteria for a MAT program are examined by outlining existing programs at: (1) Harvard Graduate School; (2) University of California, Berkeley; (3) Portland State University; (4) Stanford University; (5) University of…

A global survey was conducted to: (1) determine what universities have ocean engineering curricula; (2) obtain information on the nature of these curricula; and (3) determine the similarity of curricula by noting the frequence of occurrence of specific courses or subjects. Results indicate that at least 97 academic institutions in 19 countries…

A survey was conducted for the Graduate Student Section of the Adult Education Association to determine the differences in requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degrees in adult education. Of forty-three institutions identified as offering both degrees, forty participated in answering the…