Using the Carnegie Project for the Education Doctorate (CPED) as a model curricular framework, this study sought to determine the structures and functions of well-run and respected non-CPED participating higher education administration EdD curricula. The qualitative approach was used during two iterations of focus groups to learn the professional…

Graduate school deans were surveyed to identify characteristics indicating Ph.D. program quality, as well as acceptable ways to measure such characteristics. Doctoral programs in many different fields of study were considered, but three purposes of a Ph.D. program were emphasized: the training of scholarly researchers, college teachers, and…

Perceptions were obtained from former and current doctoral candidates and faculty concerning the research climate, doctoral advisory committee, and admission and continuation requirements at Texas A&M University's Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction. The 27-item rating scale was completed by 126 individuals, a 72% return rate.…