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Despite the worldwide prestige of America's doctoral programs in the humanities, all is not well in this area of higher education and hasn't been for some time. The content of graduate programs has undergone major changes, while high rates of student attrition, long times to degree, and fi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Ehrenberg, Ronald G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs.
Hochschulbildung.
Wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs
Hochschulbildung
Universities and colleges > Graduate work.
Scholars.
Learning and scholarship.
Humanities > Study and teaching (Higher)
Doctor of philosophy degree.
EDUCATION > Higher.
REFERENCE > Questions & Answers.
Universites > États-Unis > Études des 2e et 3e cycles.
Savoir et erudition > États-Unis.
Savants > États-Unis.
Doctorat > États-Unis.
Universities and colleges > United States > Graduate work.
Learning and scholarship > United States.
Scholars > United States.
Doctor of philosophy degree > United States.
Humanities > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States.
USA.
USA
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Despite the worldwide prestige of America's doctoral programs in the humanities, all is not well in this area of higher education and hasn't been for some time. The content of graduate programs has undergone major changes, while high rates of student attrition, long times to degree, and financial burdens prevail. In response, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in 1991 launched the Graduate Education Initiative (GEI), the largest effort ever undertaken to improve doctoral programs in the humanities and related social sciences. The only book to focus exclusively on the current state of doctoral edu.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (368 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400831524

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