Educating scholars : doctoral education in the humanities / Ronald G. Ehrenberg [and others].
2010
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Title
Educating scholars : doctoral education in the humanities / Ronald G. Ehrenberg [and others].
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Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Description
1 online resource (xviii, 348 pages) : illustrations
Formatted Contents Note
Ch. 1. Introduction
pt. I. Data, Methods, and Context
Ch. 2. Data Collection, Outcome Measures, and Analytical Tools
Ch. 3. Departments
pt. II. Influences on Attrition, Completion, and Time-to-Degree
Ch. 4. Impact of the Graduate Education Initiative on Attrition and Completion
Ch. 5. Influence of Financial Support
Ch. 6. Influence of Doctoral Program Designs
Ch. 7. Role of Gender and Family Status
pt. III. Transition from Graduate Study to Career
Ch. 8. Attrition and Beyond
Ch. 9. Early Careers
Ch. 10. Publications: Patterns and Influences
pt. IV. Lessons and Findings
Ch. 11. Redesigning Doctoral Programs: Lessons Learned
Ch. 12. Principal Findings and Implications
App. A. Data Collection
App. B. Questionnaire for the Graduate Education Survey
App. C. Outcome Measures
App. D. Methodology
App. E. Additional Tables and Figures.
pt. I. Data, Methods, and Context
Ch. 2. Data Collection, Outcome Measures, and Analytical Tools
Ch. 3. Departments
pt. II. Influences on Attrition, Completion, and Time-to-Degree
Ch. 4. Impact of the Graduate Education Initiative on Attrition and Completion
Ch. 5. Influence of Financial Support
Ch. 6. Influence of Doctoral Program Designs
Ch. 7. Role of Gender and Family Status
pt. III. Transition from Graduate Study to Career
Ch. 8. Attrition and Beyond
Ch. 9. Early Careers
Ch. 10. Publications: Patterns and Influences
pt. IV. Lessons and Findings
Ch. 11. Redesigning Doctoral Programs: Lessons Learned
Ch. 12. Principal Findings and Implications
App. A. Data Collection
App. B. Questionnaire for the Graduate Education Survey
App. C. Outcome Measures
App. D. Methodology
App. E. Additional Tables and Figures.
Summary
Despite the worldwide prestige of America's doctoral programs in the humanities, all is not well in this area of higher education and hasn't been for some time. The content of graduate programs has undergone major changes, while high rates of student attrition, long times to degree, and financial burdens prevail. In response, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in 1991 launched the Graduate Education Initiative (GEI), the largest effort ever undertaken to improve doctoral programs in the humanities and related social sciences. The only book to focus exclusively on the current state of doctoral edu.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-336) and index.
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Print version: Educating scholars. Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2010
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Language
English
ISBN
9781400831524 (electronic book)
1400831520 (electronic book)
9780691142661 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
1282463268
9781282463264
0691142661
1400831520 (electronic book)
9780691142661 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
1282463268
9781282463264
0691142661
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