The graduate preparation of the college professor of psychology: A survey.

Reports results of a questionnaire mailed to psychology department chairmen in 4-yr colleges. General agreement was found in the responses of 95 Ss from a random sample and 37 Ss from highly selective colleges. The majority indicated that graduates of conventional PhD programs were not well prepared to assume faculty positions in the 4-yr college. Ss favored a balanced doctoral program which would emphasize (a) broad subject-matter competence to enable the professor to teach a variety of undergraduate courses, (b) supervised teaching experience in a variety of situations, (c) training of the doctoral student as an active scholar in his area of special research interest and as a supervisor of student research, (d) development of counseling-advising skills, and (e) orientation of the student to the multifaceted roles of the professor as a general faculty member in his college. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)