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Brod, Richard I. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1975
The Doctor of Arts degree may be well suited to students who plan to teach in two-year colleges. The author suggests reform of Ph.D. preparation in foreign languages to integrate language, literature and culture studies for a broader education. (CK)
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Doctor of Arts Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs
Nightingale, P.; And Others – 1986
Results of a 1985 survey of 497 academic staff concerning research degree study at the University of New South Wales (Australia) are summarized. Issues addressed by the survey were: the relevance of research study, desirable levels of enrollment in research study by field, the relationship between the Ph.D. and research master's programs, duration…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Doctoral Programs, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries
Download full textAdrian, William B.; And Others – 1989
A proposal requesting approval to grant the Ph.D. as well as the Ed.D. to doctoral students in Educational Administration and Higher Education (EAHED) is presented. The proposal describes strengths and weaknesses of the present program and documents the program's development from one concentrating primarily on teaching and advising students to one…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Educational Administration, Faculty Development
Cude, Wilfred – 1987
This critical appraisal of North American doctoral programs contends that the degree is a seriously flawed academic institution. Recent scholarship and personal experiences are utilized to illustrate the contention that doctoral programs are inflexible, cumbersome, restrictive and wasteful, and, in most fields, do more harm than good. The history…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Programs, Educational History
White, Arden; Hernandez, Nelda R. – 1990
Two samples of doctoral program participants were surveyed for opinions about factors of relative importance in their selection of a counselor education program. Replies came from a national stratified sample of 55 programs comprising 249 recent doctoral degree graduates plus a second sample consisting of 211 doctoral program entrants. Data were…
Descriptors: College Choice, Counselor Certification, Counselor Training, Decision Making
Valmont, William J. – 1983
A study surveyed doctoral reading students' preparation for the job market and their aspirations concerning job placement to determine how effectively colleges and universities are preparing people for employment in the field of reading. A total of 225 students (142 full time, 83 part time) from 34 institutions responded to the questionnaire. All…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Research, Employment Opportunities
Ruthven, Avis J.; Moore, Arnold J. – 1988
A description is given of the Interdisciplinary Seminar in Education, an integral part of the Doctor of Education Degree Program at Mississippi State University. The broad goals of the course are as follows: (1) It provides doctoral-level students with the opportunity to develop informed positions on the major issues confronting education as a…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Educational Objectives
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This paper reports an interview case study with two physics doctoral students designed to explore their conceptions about the theory of evolution. Analysis of interview transcripts reveals that both students mistakenly constructed a "theory of evolution by environmentally driven adaptation" instead of the commonly accepted "theory…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Physics, Evolution, Misconceptions
Jain, Barbara J.; Carl, Linda – 1978
A survey was conducted for the Graduate Student Section of the Adult Education Association to determine the differences in requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degrees in adult education. Of forty-three institutions identified as offering both degrees, forty participated in answering the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees
Rossmiller, Richard A. – 1973
This report summarizes the results obtained from the training program for directors of educational research conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1967 to 1973. This program consisted of up to three years of graduate study culminating in the Ph.D. degree. The objective of the program was to prepare persons for leadership positions…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Higher Education
Flood, Jeanne A. – 1976
The Department of English at Wayne State University is planning to introduce a doctoral program directed to the processes involved in the composition of expository prose. Students admitted to the program will be trained primarily in linguistics and cognitive psychology, though they will also work in communication theory and rhetorical analysis.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Doctoral Programs, English Curriculum, English Departments
Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1975
The paper reports on resolutions made at the 1975 summer seminar of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL). The traditional competencies required for teaching at the undergraduate level are reviewed, along with innovations suggested at the seminar. Doctoral programs are also re-examined and changes recommended. (CLK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Programs
Peyre, Henri – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1975
The paper reviews the accomplishments of the Modern Language Association while underlining its shortcomings with regards to doctoral training and foreign language education. It calls for new foreign language programs and the restoration of relevant subjects in curricula, and stresses the need for foreign language training for Americans planning to…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education, International Relations
Modern Language Association of America, New York, NY. – 1967
DURING 1966-67, THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE DANFORTH FOUNDATION, SPONSORED AN EXTENSIVE STUDY OF THE PH.D. IN ENGLISH IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES. DON CAMERON ALLEN, THE DIRECTOR, WORKING WITH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, USED QUESTIONNAIRES, VISITS, AND CONFERENCES AS BASES FOR A FULL-LENGTH REPORT WHICH INCLUDES THE…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations
Speech Communication Association, Annandale, VA. – 1980
Intended to provide current information about graduate programs in speech communication in the United States to prospective graduate students, teachers, administrators, and counselors, this directory is also useful to those people seeking summary data on the state of the profession and to those evaluating or expanding their own speech…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Study, Higher Education
