Evaluating a Psychology Graduate Student Peer Mentoring Program

Research on mentoring outcomes and characteristics of various types of mentoring programs in different settings is limited. The present study sampled 39 graduate students at a small Midwestern university to evaluate peer mentoring in a graduate school setting. Mentoring function and outcome relationships as well as program characteristics were explored. As expected, mentoring functions were highly correlated with various outcomes. Results indicated psychosocial assistance, networking help, and relational outcomes were reported most among participants. Interestingly, pair compatibility and mentor preparation were not found to be essential program characteristics. Program recommendations and future research are discussed.     

Creating a Culture of Student Success: The SEEK Scholars Peer Mentoring Program

The authors provide an overview of the peer mentor training program at City College of New York, CUNY.     

Evaluating Student Success in a Cohort-based Graduate Program for Criminal Justice Professionals

Previous studies have shown that additional education for criminal justice professionals can improve individual effectiveness. This higher level of education can facilitate better communication, problem-solving skills, and performance. The University of South Florida offers a unique cohort-style/weekend-based Master’s program (MACJA) that is designed specifically for these professionals. This program has graduated 180 students since 2006, all members of the criminal justice field. The current study aims to determine which student background factors are associated with a higher graduating GPA in the program. This project will also discuss the results of a follow-up survey of MACJA graduates assessing professional advancement following graduation, specifically targeting topics such as promotions, special awards or recognitions, teaching experience, and further education.     

Mentoring in a Graduate Counseling Program: Students Helping Students

This article presents a student-to-student mentoring program, which matches current and incoming students to ease the new student's transition to and involvement in graduate school.     

Mentoring and Student Persistence in College: A Study of the Washington State Achievers Program

Using survey data on the third cohort of scholarship recipients in the Washington State Achievers (WSA) program, this study first examined how the assignment of college mentor and student engagement in mentoring vary based on student and institutional characteristics and then examined the relationship between mentor assignment and different mentoring aspects of the WSA program and student persistence in college. The results from this project indicated that Asian American students were more likely to have an assigned college mentor and that Hispanic students were more likely than White students to turn to their college mentors for support and encouragement and had a higher level of perceived importance of their overall experiences with mentors. Among all WSA recipients, having an assigned college mentor was positively related to the probability of persisting in college; among those who had an assigned college mentor, the probability of persisting was positively associated with the extent to which the recipients turn to mentors for support and encouragement and with their perceived importance of experiences with mentors.     

The Research Mentoring Program: Serving the Needs of Graduate and Undergraduate Researchers

Many institutions of higher education confront seemingly unrelated needs of graduate students, who need not only to complete their dissertations but also to learn how to become proficient mentors for undergraduates as they move on to faculty roles. The graduate students are increasingly searching out high-impact learning experiences such as involvement with undergraduate research. The program we describe in this article offers a solution to these issues by pairing undergraduates with graduate students to work on their dissertation research. Undergraduates undertake hands-on research while learning about graduate school, and the graduate students learn about the mentoring process while receiving assistance that allows them to keep their dissertations moving toward completion.     

Testing the Predictive Validity of the GRE Exam on Communication Graduate Student Success: A Case Study at University at Buffalo

GRE scores for entering M.A. and Ph.D. students in Communication at University at Buffalo from 1990 to 2001 were used to predict graduate student success. Graduate student success was measured in two ways: grade point average (GGPA) and graduation rates. Preliminary analyses on Master's students (M.A.) revealed that international students, compared to domestic students, earned lower GRE verbal (GRE-V) scores, higher GRE quantitative (GRE-Q) scores, had higher undergraduate grade point averages and were more likely to graduate from the program (82% vs. 49%). Only GRE scores were different for International vs. Domestic students when examining doctoral students. For M.A. students, GRE-V was positively correlated with GGPA and GRE-Q was positively related to earning the M.A. degree. Regression analyses controlling for several factors, including domestic student status, found only undergraduate GPA to predict GGPA and graduation for M.A. students. GGPA and GRE-V predicted graduation rates for M.A. students when GGPA was included in logistic regression analysis. GRE, GPA, and GGPA failed to predict Ph.D. success when examined together.     

基于预防性心理危机干预的研究生顾问制度

提出建立基于预防性心理危机干预机制的研究生顾问制度,由博士生或高年级硕士研究生担任研究生新生的顾问,帮助他们克服困难,避免心理危机的产生。讨论了建立基于预防性心理危机干预机制的研究生顾问制度的必要性和可行性,并提出了研究生顾问制度的实施方案。     

哈佛大学研究生培养特色及其启示

哈佛大学作为一所以培养研究生和从事科学研究为主的综合性大学,在长期教育实践过程中,逐渐形成了独具特色的研究生培养经验,包括完善的研究生助教制度、严格的竞争淘汰机制、独特的教学方式和灵活的导师制度.建立国际领先水平的研究型大学,提高研究生培养质量是一个重要方面.这方面,哈佛大学的研究生培养经验值得学习和借鉴,如构建新的专门人才培养模式;实现教学与科研、数量与质量之间的双重平衡;实现“单一导师制”向“导师合作制”的转变.     

佐治亚大学硕士层次小学教师培养方案评析

美国佐治亚大学小学教育专业在全美排名第四,该专业培养小学教师有学士学位、硕士学位、专家型学位、博士学位四个层次。硕士层次的有三个培养方案,具有不同的特点,一个方案招收在职教师,研究生不需要见习与实习,课程门类只有12门,36学分。另外两个培养方案招收没有教师资格证书的本科毕业生,教育见习与实习占15学分,共需要51学分。三个培养方案的特点是重视小学学科内容的学习与研究,相对淡化教育理论与心理学基础理论的学习。     

The Challenges of Designing and Implementing a Doctoral Student Mentoring Program

The relationship between doctoral students and faculty members has been identified as a key component of a successful graduate school experience. In this article, we consider the challenges inherent in designing and implementing a formal doctoral student mentoring program. By bringing together students, peer mentors, and faculty mentors, the program sought to introduce a team-based platform to facilitate student success. We specifically consider how program components might be scaled up across the institution, providing both a personal and supportive relationship for participants as well as an information resource for the broader student population.     

柏林大学办学模式的确立：理性的凯旋

200年前柏林大学的建立及其办学模式在全世界的传播,是欧洲文明进程特别是启蒙运动的成果。柏林大学模式已经超越自身,代表着欧洲理性思想。洪堡关于教学自由、教学与研究统一、科学统一性的办学思想,是启蒙思想的具体体现。自由和竞争等制度因素在柏林大学的成功实践中发挥了重要作用。     

Prediction of Success in Graduate School at Rutgers University

Abstract

This study focused on the possible relationship that might develop between the manner in which a teacher perceives his supervisor’s behavior and teacher morale. Two hundred and ten in-service teachers responded to two instruments. The first asked them to describe their supervisor’s behavior in terms of an adaptation of Flanders’ direct-indirect categories. The second was an incomplete-sentence morale test used by Suehr. The data were analyzed by use of analysis of variance. Results indicated that differences in perceived supervisor behavioral style were related to differential morale scores in a statistically significant manner.     

基于人工神经网络的研究生课程评价模型

在研究生网上课程评价系统收集的大量数据基础上,构建了一种基于人工神经网络的多指标课程评价模型,并将网上调查的结果以连接权的方式赋予该评价模型进行训练。通过实际评价数据的验证,该模型能够准确地按照实际评价的过程进行工作。     

Fostering Sustainability: A Case Study of a Pilot Mentoring Program at a Private University

The purpose of this paper is to provide documentation of a one year Pilot Mentoring Program (PMP) that was implemented within a department at a school of education within a private university. PMP was tied to the culture and specific needs of the department. It included seven newly hired faculty members and their mentor who were from various programs within the department. Even though PMP evolved over the course of an academic year, and was labeled a formal mentoring program, it was restricted to a trial basis. As PMP evolved, an exploratory qualitative action-research study was conducted.     

The Role of Graduate Programs as Gatekeepers: A Model for Evaluating Student Counselor Competence

Current literature indicates that in addition to academic ability, counselor educators must also assess students' personal characteristics and clinical skills. Given the increased awareness of the possible damage caused by counselors who do not possess the personal qualities and requisite skills, faculty may be expected to serve as gatekeepers for the profession. This article reviews the ethical and legal mandates relevant to developing and implementing a gatekeeping model. It presents a model endorsed, in principle, by the Texas Association of Counselor Educators that uses a behaviorally specific student evaluation instrument developed in accordance with competencies outlined in the American Counseling Association (1995) Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.     

高校导师与研究生关系研究:文献综述

通过对国内外有关导师与研究生关系文献的梳理,大致总结了国内外学者对导师与研究生关系的本质、类型、影响因素、存在的问题及改进师生关系对策等方面的研究成果;指出目前中国在该项研究上的不足,为相关研究提供借鉴。     

The Klagenfurt Institute: A New Model of University Education

In Klagenfurt, Austria, a new institute of university status is being established to serve the modern needs of research and training in education. A Federal law (of January 21, 1970) defined the framework of this new institution. A special publication ("Hochschule für Bildungswissenschaften Klagenfurt," 1970) describes and explains its basic design and formative stages. From this document we here present, in English translation, the section on principles and planning, written by Professor Peter Posch of the Hochschule für Welthandel, Vienna.     

Content Validation of the Community College Student Success Program Inventory

This study reports on the content validation of the Community College Student Success Program Inventory (CCSSPI), a structured interview protocol for program personnel, designed to serve as a tool for researchers and practitioners alike to account for critical features of various types of student success programs in detailed and comparable ways across multiple sites. In all, 20 subject matter experts (SMEs) rated the relevancy and clarity of each item to ascertain essential program features. Content validity index (CVI) and scale-level index scores (S-CVI) were calculated. Results showed high to moderately high validity for items related to course goals, logistics, skills-focused curricular items, and academic and student services. Other contingent facets—collaborative and contextualized learning, co-curricular and community activities, ancillary instruction, and instructor role—were rated as less valid, depending on program goals. The instrument is recommended for use in multisite qualitative or mixed-methods research and institutional improvement.     

Toward a More Effective Mentoring Model: An Innovative Program of Collaboration

Mentoring is a powerful and often effective tool in supporting the work of new and experienced teachers. It can also be a means of attracting and retaining talented teachers in schools which face challenges in staffing and turnover. In this article we describe and analyze the first 2 years of a mentoring program designed to support teacher retention and growth. The program, planned between a Jewish education agency and university faculty, was implemented in several Orthodox Jewish day schools. Mentoring was provided by university faculty and the relationship between the mentor and teacher was non-evaluative and fully collaborative. Data collected from mentors, teachers, and principals are analyzed and presented, and implications for Jewish day schools are discussed.