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Direct linkKot, Felly Chiteng; Hendel, Darwin D. – Studies in Higher Education, 2012
This article examines the development and growth of professional doctorates in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. It provides an overview of the development of the doctoral degree from its establishment at the universities of Paris and Bologna, and highlights the emergence of new forms of doctorates that have challenged the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Degrees, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Programs
Peer reviewedDressel, Paul L.; Thompson, Mary M. – Journal of Higher Education, 1978
The first D.A. programs appeared in 1967 at Carnegie-Mellon University, but the degree is now offered in 24 institutions and nearly 500 degrees have been granted. The degree is widely accepted as appropriate for college teachers, although some institutions prefer to offer modified Ph.D.s or Ed.D.s for this purpose. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Degree Requirements, Doctor of Arts Degrees, Doctoral Programs
Download full textKaufman, Norman, Comp.; Krauth, Barbara, Comp. – 1979
The expansion of doctoral education in the western United States is discussed. Changes that have occurred in the number and type of institutions conferring the doctorate degree and in the number of degrees conferred in each field of study are documented. The number of doctorate degrees, percentage increase over the previous period, and percentage…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Educational Demand, Enrollment Trends
