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Direct linkZhu, Jiawen; Kumar, Swapna – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Doctor of Education (EdD) programs have experienced much development and attention in the last two decades. Simultaneously, the steady growth of online education has resulted in several universities offering online EdD programs, including in Educational Technology and related fields. This article provides an overview of the structure and goals of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Doctoral Programs, Educational Technology
Jalongo, Mary Renck; Boyer, Wanda; Ebbeck, Marjory – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2014
Expectations for academic writing and publication have intensified in Academia. Doctoral students in colleges of education are advised to publish even before they graduate and evidence of successful publication is influential in hiring, tenure, and promotion decisions. The purpose of this research was to study the process of writing for…
Descriptors: Writing for Publication, Doctoral Programs, Focus Groups, Qualitative Research
Wasley, Paula – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
This article reports that some graduate programs are switching from comprehensive qualifying exams to portfolios compiled by doctoral candidates. Five years ago the graduate program at the University of Kansas' history department was like many others--filled with small cohorts of anxious, fearful procrastinators. Doctoral students were taking an…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Models
Emery, Faye; Metcalfe, Janet – Universities UK, 2009
The last decade has seen increased interest in various aspects of the UK doctorate. This report brings together issues arising from national policy developments, the doctoral researcher cohort, the diversification of doctoral level provision in the UK and the development of the third cycle in the Bologna process. Through discussions with key…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Stakeholders, Graduates, Foreign Countries
Download full textBreneman, David W. – 1971
This report presents empirical data in support of the behavioral, demand-oriented theory of Ph.D. production. A close examination of the Ph.D. curricula of the English, Economics, and Chemistry departments at Berkeley, chosen as representative of the extremes of departmental behavior, demonstrates that requirements do differ substantially and in a…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Dropout Rate, Graduate Study
O'Donnell, Roy C. – 1990
A survey investigated the structure of doctoral programs in English education. Upon request, 24 universities (out of 36 approached) sent varying kinds of information regarding their programs, including department or program brochures, university-wide graduate bulletins, and explanatory letters. Results indicated great diversity, allowing only…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, English Curriculum, English Departments
Peer reviewedBaird, Leonard L. – Research in Higher Education, 1990
A study based on national data found that the average duration of doctoral study was related to departmental emphases on scholarly careers and the resources to implement those emphases. Patterns varied by general discipline area and by specific discipline, suggesting a need for detailed analysis by discipline. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Biology, Comparative Analysis, Departments, Doctoral Programs
Peer reviewedMaidment, Frederick H. – Innovative Higher Education, 1986
The characteristics of programs in business administration at Ph.D. and D.B.A. granting institutions were investigated, including: number of students, programs per year, university staff directly involved; cost of program to the client; length of program; and how and how much the faculty was compensated. (MLW)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Compensation (Remuneration), Cooperative Programs, Corporate Education
Barr, Saul Z.; Young, Gary F. – 1984
The specific nature of graduate level economics programs in the United States was identified by this study. A survey was mailed to 240 schools listed as having a graduate economics program. A total of 102 schools (42 percent) responded, with 92 schools indicating that they currently have a graduate economics program. Survey questions were asked…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Doctoral Programs, Economics Education, Educational Research
Magner, Denise K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
Going against conventional wisdom that larger doctoral programs are better, Washington University (Missouri) has been scaling back its doctoral enrollments, recruiting more selectively, providing every student with full financial support for six years, and increasing contact between faculty and doctoral students. The new approach has brought…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Administration, College Admission
Peer reviewedSheridan, Peter M.; Pyke, Sandra W. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1994
A study investigated predictors of time required to complete degree requirements for 395 master's and 79 doctoral students at York University (Ontario). Demographic (sex, age, marital status, student status, citizenship), academic (undergraduate/graduate grades, discipline, program type), and financial support variables (funding from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizenship, Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Programs
Peer reviewedWebb, Marion Stanton; And Others – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1996
A survey of 222 doctoral business students from private and public universities found 10 of 52 criteria important in selection of doctoral institution: programs, academic reputation, degree marketability, faculty contact time, accreditations, assistantship/campus employment, financial aid, placement reputation, completion time, and library size.…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Business Administration Education, College Administration, College Applicants
Khalil, Edna M., Ed. – 1989
This report of a conference on guidance school education contains papers from plenary and concurrent sessions, information on the Council of Graduate Schools' (CGS) business meeting, and on awareds presentations, copies of the CGS constitution and bylaws, and a CGS member institution list. Papers and presenters are as follows: "The Graduate…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Allied Health Occupations Education, Dental Schools, Doctoral Degrees
