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The Emergence of the Nontraditional Doctorate: A Historical Overview
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Archbald, Douglas – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2011
The nontraditional doctorate is a relatively recent development in the long history of the doctoral degree. Understanding what makes a doctoral degree "nontraditional" requires describing its key features in relation to those of the traditional doctorate and embedding this analysis in a historical context. In this article, the author provides a…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Nontraditional Education, Nontraditional Students