The graduate school mess : what caused it and how we can fix it /

It is no secret that American graduate education is in disarray. Graduate students take too long to complete their studies and face a dismal academic job market if they succeed. The Graduate School Mess gets to the root of these problems and offers concrete solutions for revitalizing graduate educat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cassuto, Leonard, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Universities and colleges > United States > Graduate work.
Education, Higher > Study and teaching (Graduate) > United States.
Educational change > United States.
Universités > États-Unis > Études des 2e et 3e cycles.
Enseignement supérieur > Étude et enseignement (2e et 3e cycles) > États-Unis.
Enseignement > Réforme > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Educational change
Universities and colleges > Graduate work
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : In search of a usable future
  • Admissions
  • Classwork : the graduate seminar and beyond
  • The comprehensive exam : capstone or cornerstone?
  • Advising
  • Degrees
  • Professionalization
  • The job market reconceived
  • Conclusion : In search of an ethic
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index.

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