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Download full textCouncil of Graduate Schools in the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1991
Findings and recommendations presented in this study of the role and nature of doctoral disserations are based on deliberations of a task force of graduate school deans and 48 reports submitted by selected universities. Findings are offered in the areas of: distinguishing characteristics of dissertation research and dissertations; originality,…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBlack, Beverly; Bonwell, Charles – History Teacher, 1991
Discusses the lack of teacher training provided for teaching assistants in history departments. Argues that emphasis on research and publication is misplaced because most new Ph.D.s will be teaching rather than publishing. Urges teacher training to prepare graduate students for their chosen profession and to improve undergraduate education. (DK)
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Higher Education, History Instruction
Direct linkRucinski, Daisy Arredondo; Bauch, Patricia A. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2006
Purpose: A 34-item Likert-type survey instrument, The Reflective, Ethical, and Moral Assessment Survey (REMAS), measuring perceptions of use of reflective, ethical and moral dispositions and leadership practices was developed. Items, component factors, and results of the self-assessment of graduates from an educational leadership preparation…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Graduates, Program Effectiveness, Factor Analysis
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The quality of doctoral-level chemical engineering (N=79), civil engineering (N=74), electrical engineering (N=91), and mechanical engineering (N=82) programs at United States universities was assessed, using 16 measures. These measures focused on variables related to: (1) program size; (2) characteristics of graduates; (3) reputational factors…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, College Faculty
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The quality of doctoral-level biochemistry (N=139), botany (N=83), cellular/molecular biology (N=89), microbiology (N=134), physiology (N=101), and zoology (N=70) programs at United States universities was assessed, using 16 measures. These measures focused on variables related to: (1) program size; (2) characteristics of graduates; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Botany
An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Mathematical & Physical Sciences.
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The quality of doctoral-level chemistry (N=145), computer science (N=58), geoscience (N=91), mathematics (N=115), physics (N=123), and statistics/biostatistics (N=64) programs at United States universities was assessed, using 16 measures. These measures focused on variables related to: program size; characteristics of graduates; reputational…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Chemistry, College Faculty, College Mathematics
