A study was undertaken to analyze the nature of selected conditions and requirements of doctoral programs in the field of education in order to identify areas needing improvement, to reveal distinctive practices which show promise, and to project future doctoral production in the field. Questionnaires were completed by administrators at 81 of the…

This paper discusses the trends in Federal support for doctoral education from 1960-1971. The peak of Federal support was in 1968-69, with funds for fellowships decreasing significantly in the ensuing years. Because of cuts in Federal R&D expenditures many of the new doctorates are no longer as easily absorbed by the job market as in previous…

Every 6 years the number of Ph.D.'s produced doubles. At this point about 1 percent of the babies born 27 years ago gets a Ph.D. This production rate will probably increase to 6 percent of the adult population. With the present situation in higher education, which includes an average retirement after 40 years of service, the supply already…

The award rate of doctorates has tripled since 1960 and the projections indicate that by 1980 the rate will be somewhere between 60 and 70,000. In recent years every facet of the PhD has come under attack. The degree will probably be reshaped from a standard of achievement and accomplishment to a standard of potential, from a demonstration of the…

This document contains instruments used in the yearly evaluations of the Laboratory for Educational Research (LER) of the University of Colorado between 1966 and 1970. It also includes the instruments used for the summer 1973 LER Summative Evaluation. The purpose of the evaluation was to determine the effectiveness of this research training…

The purpose of this survey was to investigate how the foreign language requirement for the Ph.D. in the biological and physical sciences was satisfied, what use of foreign languages was made during and after graduate school, and how university personnel felt about proposals to change the requirement. Questionnaires were sent to selected state…

"Graduate education in the U. S. is in trouble." So states the recently released Report of the Task Force established by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare chaired by Frank Newman. This document presents a brief comment of the National Board of Graduate Education upon the major points and recommendations raised in Newmans'…

This paper reports a survey conducted to determine which colleges and universities offer the Doctor of Arts degree. All 252 listed in Peterson's 1971 ANNUAL GUIDES TO GRADUATE EDUCATION as offering doctoral programs or as "universities" were sent a double postcard. One postcard explained the survey. The second, with a return address, asked for…

The Doctor of Arts degree has aroused interest both as a means to improve the graduate preparation of college teachers and as an alternative to the research orientation attributed to the Ph.D. degree. The Association of American Colleges therefore appointed a special committee to advise its Commission on Institutional Affairs on the implications…

A program to prepare interdisciplinary research and development specialists in mathematics education and structural learning at the doctoral level is described. Program objectives, course offerings, faculty, information about trainees (educational background, examination records, research, publications, present position), and publications…

Reviews a survey evaluation of speech communication doctoral programs existing in 1976. Available from: ACA Bulletin, Robert Hall, Editor, Speech Communication Association, 5205 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1001, Falls Church, VA 22041. (MH)

Results of a citation analysis of faculties at 81 doctoral-granting special education programs found rankings of programs based on citations closely related to rankings from a reputational survey and a publication count. The high predictability of reputational nominations suggest they are less subjective than previously argued. (Author/DB)

Examines history and development of the graduate program in sociology at Kent State University. The character of the program was historically influenced by interests of the chairperson and the discipline's traditional expectations. Currently, the program is more responsive to political, economic, and demographic factors, which may produce…

Northwestern University strives to balance quantitative and qualitative approaches in its graduate sociology program. The program is student-centered and emphasizes student participation in the definition of intellectual and career objectives. The program's core is concentrated in the first year to enable development of student research interests…

This article proposes six priorities for faculty development which can strengthen the role of teacher education in the institution, while developing the vitality of the education faculty individually and collectively. (MT)