This report presents empirical data in support of the behavioral, demand-oriented theory of Ph.D. production. A close examination of the Ph.D. curricula of the English, Economics, and Chemistry departments at Berkeley, chosen as representative of the extremes of departmental behavior, demonstrates that requirements do differ substantially and in a…

The Advisory Committee on Academic Planning was established by the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies in January 1971. Its terms of reference are directed toward the effective planning and rationalization of long-term graduate development in Ontario's universities both at the level of individual disciplines and at a more general level. The…

This directory of engineering college research and graduate study is designed to promote the cause of graduate study in engineering by setting forth admission requirements, faculty, enrollments, degrees, fields of advanced study, appointments available to graduate students, and other data. It also presents information on engineering colleges and…

This report assesses the status of and resources for doctoral education in New York State. The status of doctoral education in New York is examined according to growth and resources, costs and financing, the quality of doctoral education, and future demands and resources. Regents policies, regents objectives, and recommendations for implementation…

This report presents a brief summary of data gathered from the Survey of Earned Doctorates during fiscal year 1972. The Survey is conducted annually by the National Research Council. Questionnaire forms, distributed with the cooperation of the Graduate Deans, are filled out by the graduates as they completed all requirements for their doctoral…

The 1960's saw a great deal of talk about changing the pattern or structure of graduate education, but very little if any action. The 1970's will be radically different, not only because of budgetary constraints, but also because of the oversupply of PhDs and excess capacity. There are three basic factors that contribute to the demand for new…

This monograph originated out of a concern that the development of the Doctor of Arts (DA) programs might founder on the insistence that they be of equivalent stature to the Ph.D. Some attempts at defining the DA justify this concern, for they vary so little from the Ph.D. pattern that it is difficult to determine whether university departments…

This directory of engineering college research and graduate programs is designed to promote the cause of graduate study in engineering by describing for each institution the admission requirements, faculty names and specialties, enrollment by specialty and degree program (master, Ph.D.), degrees, fields of advanced study, appointments available to…

The committee responsible for the present report was asked to perform a variety of functions that fall into 5 categories: (1) the identification and articulation of long-range goals for graduate education at Stanford; (2) the implementation of a pilot project using Departmental Visitation Teams to study graduate curricula in several departments;…

Described are the history and current trends of graduate level training of scientists in Brazil. Current and probable future problems are considered. (SL)

This paper highlights responses received in a survey of two year and four year college economics departments to gain insight into the effectiveness of Ph.D. programs as training grounds for future economics professors. (Author/RM)

The graduate admissions process at the University of Oregon is described, and some analyses of data from over 1,000 applicants are presented. (Author)

Describes the organization of degree programs by phases. Discusses the prospects of students in research and employment in fields related to biochemistry in Belgium and the Netherlands. (CW)

The status of doctoral programs in western Europe is reviewed by country; initiatives taken by some countries to improve doctoral education are examined; and the establishment of international, interinstitutional doctoral programs is proposed. (MSE)

Compares the aims, structure, and methods of postgraduate training in Britain, Canada, and the United States and discusses common problems confronting students. Makes suggestions for smoothing the abrupt transition from undergraduate to postgraduate life in Britain so that degree completion rates will improve without sacrificing the quality of…