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Direct linkReys, Robert; Reys, Barbara; Shih, Jeffrey C. – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2019
Doctoral programs in mathematics education were established more than a century ago in the United States. From 2010-2014 over 120 different institutions graduated at least one doctorate in mathematics education. There has been limited research reported on the nature of doctoral programs in mathematics education and/or their doctoral graduates.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Mathematics Education, Graduate Study, Mathematics Teachers
Sommerhoff, Daniel; Szameitat, Andrea; Vogel, Freydis; Chernikova, Olga; Loderer, Kristina; Fischer, Frank – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2018
The learning sciences, as an academic community investigating human learning, emerged more than 30 years ago. Since then, graduate learning sciences programs have been established worldwide. Little is currently known, however, about their disciplinary backgrounds and the topics and research methods they address. In this document analysis of the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Content Analysis, Graduate Study, Science Programs
Hager, Mark J.; Turner, Frances; Dellande, Stephanie – Studies in Continuing Education, 2019
This research presents a three year case study examining the impact of social support and isolation in the doctorate of business administration (DBA) on professional outcomes these graduates have experienced. Through individual reflections, participant-observer conversations and a short open-ended questionnaire, social support derived from…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Doctoral Programs, Business Administration Education, Social Isolation
Sharon Friesen; Michele Jacobsen – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2021
Faculties of Education in North America are experiencing an increase in demand for professional graduate programs that provide flexible and accessible research pathways for working professionals. Our School of Education offers high quality professional graduate programs that increase access and respond directly to complex needs and problems of…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Graduate Study, Active Learning, Blended Learning
Kozar, Olga; Lum, Juliet F.; Benson, Phil – Distance Education, 2015
Even though there are increasing numbers of PhD students in the distance mode, our current understanding of PhD candidature at a distance is limited and incomplete. On the one end of the spectrum are accounts of unhappy and isolated doctoral students who are separated from communities of practice. At the same time, literature offers accounts of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Doctoral Programs, Distance Education
Costley, Carol – Quality in Higher Education, 2013
The article examines the status and knowledge contributions of professional doctorates (PDs) undertaken by practising professionals who in most cases are not intending to join the academic community. The purpose of these doctorates is usually to research and develop an original contribution to practice through practitioner-research. Giving greater…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Control, Curriculum Development, Ethics
Lambertus, Amanda Janes – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to characterize mathematics departments that graduate a relatively large percentage of women doctorates. Through a collective case study of six graduate departments, and an in-depth case study of one department, the researcher highlights six characteristics of these mathematics departments and their descriptive…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Graduate Students, College Faculty, Females
Pyhalto, Kirsi; Stubb, Jenni; Lonka, Kirsti – International Journal for Academic Development, 2009
The quality of PhD training can be conceived of as being dependent on the learning environment provided by the scholarly community. Our paper explores PhD students' ideas about themselves as a part of this community, and their perceptions of their learning environment in the context of the University of Helsinki, Finland. The study is a part of a…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries, Behavioral Sciences, Educational Environment
Download full textSoiferman, L. Karen; O'Brien Moran, Michael – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of doctoral students in a western Canadian university about the doctoral programs offered in the Faculty of Education. The research for the study was undertaken using a mixed-method explanatory design. Our initial research question was: "what are some of the factors that doctoral…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Graduate Study
