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PDF pending restorationBaird, Leonard L. – 1992
This paper argues that both the place of research in graduate education and the conception of research inculcated in students have changed and that research among graduate students has become a "luxurious necessity." The paper considers: (1) the traditional role of research in doctoral education; (2) the changing nature of student finances and…
Descriptors: Change, Context Effect, Costs, Doctoral Programs
Flanigan, J. L.; Richardson, M. D. – 1992
Findings of a study that analyzed the characteristics of educational administration programs in doctoral granting institutions are presented in this paper. Questionnaires mailed to the department of educational administration chairpersons at 40 universities in the south central United States yielded 28 responses. Slightly over half of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College Programs, Doctor of Arts Degrees, Doctoral Degrees
Download full textFontaine, Sheryl I. – 1991
A study examined the status of graduate studies in composition at the M.A. level. Open-ended surveys were sent to every M.A.-granting institution listed in "Petersen's Graduate Programs in the Humanities." One hundred eleven surveys were returned (a 39% response). Results indicated that: (1) the average M.A.-granting institution does not…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Osguthorpe, Russell T.; And Others – 1990
Before making recommendations for specific degree titles or requirements, schools of education should come to a clearer consensus regarding their mission and the relationship to that mission of their bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs. Although institutions will likely continue to emphasize different types of teacher preparation programs…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Programs
Council of Graduate Schools in the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1990
The lack of a planned, disciplined, and well-supervised approach to research which frustrates a student's timely completion of a Ph.D. program is addressed. Some practices are discussed which, if adopted, could lead many more students to complete their Ph.D. expeditiously. A framework is presented that is intended to help the student and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Study
Freeman, Donald; Loadman, W. E. – 1985
Analysis of followup studies of graduates of College of Education doctoral progams at Ohio State and Michigan State universities considered alumni perceptions of doctoral guidance committee activities in planning course work, preparing and administering comprehensive evaluations, and guiding dissertation research. Questionnaire responses from a…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Study, Graduate Surveys, Guidance
Carter, Glenda, Comp. – 1985
Information about 18 organizations that provide funding for individual, group, or organizational research efforts is presented. The organizations include foundations, corporations, and government and nonprofit agencies. Descriptions are provided for 13 organizations that provide educational grants and 5 organizations that provide miscellaneous…
Descriptors: Business, Doctoral Programs, Donors, Eligibility
Gomberg, Irene L.; Atelsek, Frank J. – 1983
The administrative structures that provide graduate neuroscience training at doctorate-granting institutions were studied, along with the number of faculty, research doctorates, graduate students, and postdoctorate trainees in neuroscience programs. Attention was also directed to the opinions of neuroscience experts regarding employment, training,…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Behavioral Sciences, College Faculty, Doctoral Programs
Pelczar, Michael J., Jr. – 1980
The value of graduate education at the master's degree level is considered by the president of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) in an address to a 1980 conference of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Graduate education at the master's degree level involves the overwhelming majority of graduate students. In addition, in the…
Descriptors: College Role, Doctoral Programs, Educational Benefits, Educational Quality
Kolb, Harold H., Jr. – 1976
In a doctoral program begun recently at the University of Virginia, the English department has combined three areas of study considered essential for graduate students who expect to be teaching. Titled Language, Literature, and Pedagogy (to balance the traditional degree in language, literature, and research), the program grew out of a…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, English Curriculum, English Departments, English Education
Featherstone, Richard; And Others – 1977
One of 10 publications from a long-range vocational education planning project, this report presents the results of exploring the feasibility and need for a doctoral program in education planning. Three models were developed: (1) The first is based on a competency approach, designed to use those professional experiences that would help bring the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Science Education, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs
DiBiasio, Daniel A.; And Others – 1981
Four approaches to measuring quality in graduate education are reviewed, and the approach used at the graduate school at Ohio State University is assessed. Four approaches found in the literature are: measuring quality by reputation, by scholarly productivity, by correlating reputation and scholarly productivity, and by multiple measures. Ohio…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Educational Testing
Engdahl, Lilla E. – 1978
Information in this report about approvals, terminations, and adjustments in doctoral programs in the Western States was compiled from a survey of private institutions and state higher education agencies in the 13 states of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. The report covers the period from July 1, 1977 through June 30, 1978,…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Change, Graduate Study, Higher Education
BOWERS, FREDSON – 1966
THE MAJOR ISSUE IN RECENT DISCUSSIONS OF THE PH.D. DEGREE IN ENGLISH IS HOW TO PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF PH.D.'S TO MEET THE NEEDS OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND PERHAPS ALSO TO LOWER THE ATTRITION RATE AMONG GRADUATE STUDENTS. DESPITE THE ACADEMIC WORLD'S FEAR OF A STATUS DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE UNDERGRADUATE TEACHER AND THE GRADUATE…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees
Association of Departments of English, New York, NY. – 1969
For a 1969 report on graduate programs in English, the Association of Departments of English obtained information from chairmen or directors of graduate study in English at 223 institutions. This document contains some of the information collected for the full report (available through ERIC as "Graduate Programs in English: A 1969…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs
