Aims to assist a final year Master's student or graduate in making an informed decision on whether or not to pursue a PhD. Provides the reader with an understanding of what a PhD actually is and what it can do for the holder. Explains the structure of the thesis, the process of gathering information and writing.
Users of the Guide can choose the weights assigned to the program characteristics measured by the National Research Council and others, and rank graduate programs according to their own priorities.
"A Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States provides an unparalleled dataset that can be used to assess the quality and effectiveness of doctoral programs based on measures important to faculty, students, ...
The book features analysis of selected findings across six broad fields: agricultural sciences, biological and health sciences, engineering, physical and mathematical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and humanities, as well as a ...
It also includes a detailed explanation of the methodology used to collect data and calculate ranges of illustrative rankings. Included with the book is a comprehensive CD-ROM with a data tables in Microsoft Excel.
This report discusses the relatively recent experience of offering doctoral education through professional doctorate programmes as a contribution to the improvement of doctoral education in Australian universities.
Social Research Association This is an excellent book.
"A Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States provides an unparalleled dataset collected from doctoral programs, doctoral faculty and public sources that can be use to assess the...
"A Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States provides an unparalleled dataset that can be used to assess the quality and effectiveness of doctoral programs based on measures important to faculty, students, ...
This book provides insights on the state of higher education in Africa, focusing on South Africa, the hub for doctoral training.
En la actualidad existen en México múltiples programas de doctorado, aunque algunos de ellos no garantizan la calidad de la formación de sus egresados, sobre todo en ciertas instituciones del sector privado.