Format:
Online-Ressource (369 p.)
ISBN:
9780691142661
Content:
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 ed
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Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Part I. Data, Methods, and Context; Part II. Influences on Attrition, Completion, and Time-to-Degree; Part III. Transition from Graduate Study to Career; Part IV. Lessons and Findings; Appendix A. Data Collection; Appendix B. Questionnaire for the Graduate Education Survey; Appendix C. Outcome Measures; Appendix D. Methodology; Appendix E. Additional Tables and Figures; References; Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781400831524
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691142661
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Educating Scholars : Doctoral Education in the Humanities
Language:
English
Keywords:
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