This document describes the postdoctoral training program undertaken by Douglas R. Pierce at the University of California, Berkeley. He summarizes his major activities and presents a conclusion based on the year of advanced study. (JS)

This document describes Stanford University's Program for Postdoctoral Training in Educational Research. The Program, which is individualized, operated in 1968-69 to enable established researchers to catch up with new developments and obtain advanced training. Information on the background and Program activities of 4 participants is included. (JS)

This post-doctoral fellowship program, under the sponsorship of the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, was designed to provide a year of intensive study of the institutional self-study process and research design and methodology in higher education. The activities were divided into three overlapping phases and…

The final quarter of Krause's fellowship year was spent in completing his interviews with political socialization researchers in the eastern United States and his work on methodological problems. Krause also completed a long essay on the nature and implications of the "matrix perspective" for research planning, pursued his study of measurement…

This report describes the experiences of a historian doing postdoctoral research at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in order to undertake a comprehensive history of American college students during the Great Depression. The problems in adjusting to new research methodologies are discussed, as well as the advantages of having been at…

This program was designed to prepare leaders in educational research and development. Its main features were attendance at credit and noncredit courses at the University of Wisconsin, the pursuit of personal research interests, and participation in activities of the Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning. The three specific…

The primary objectives of this postdoctoral research program of Austin D. Swanson were to develop an understanding of economic analysis techniques and to appraise their usefulness in solving educational problems, especially those of resource allocation. Secondary objectives included becoming familiar with the analytical techniques used by…

Evaluation of the clinical clerkship in Cardiology for general practitioners proves there is an urgent need for continuing post graduate medical education for general practitioners. Clerkship was offered jointly by the Long Island College Hospital and the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. (IR)

Discusses why some experts say the National Institutes of Health should do more to improve the lives of recent Ph.Ds in low-paying academic research jobs. (EV)

Suggests that nursing faculty members must devote the five years following their dissertation to achieving tenure. Presents guidelines for tenure developed by the American Association of University Professors. Proposes a detailed five-year plan for achieving tenure. (JOW)

To strengthen the supply of postdoctoral nurse researchers, strategies for recruitment, retention, mentoring, support, and evaluation must be improved. Strategies include get them early, create a culture, provide socialization, be flexible, and define outcomes. (JOW)

Having experienced three stages of "preliminary establishment", "rapid and comprehensive development" and "steady development" for twenty years, China's postdoctoral system is moving towards a new one, the stage of "quality improvement and innovation development." Remarkable achievements in the system…

During one year as a 1968-69 U.S. Office of Education Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California at Berkeley, the author attended three USOE orientation sessions and ten professional conferences and wrote three papers for presentation at these conferences. He conducted research on educational testing and methods of test analysis, and…

This postdoctoral fellowship program involved the following three phases: 1) systematic instruction in the sociology of complex organizations with particular emphasis on the organizational analysis of schools and schooling; 2) systematic instruction in multivariate regression approaches to non-experimental research with particular emphasis on…

A year of postdoctoral study included work in research methodology and in adult learning and instruction. Knowledge of research methodology was improved by course work in mathematics, mathematical statistics, experimental design, psychological scaling, logical, and philosophy of science. This knowledge was applied in the design of several studies…