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Direct linkGardner, Susan K., Ed. – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2009
This monograph seeks to inform faculty, staff, administrators, and students about the nature of and structure in doctoral programs that lead to doctoral student development. It is accomplished through succeeding chapters, focusing first on an overview of existing student development theory and then on the structure of doctoral education and its…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Student Experience, Student Development
Fife, Jonathan D. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1991
In fall 1989, 88 doctoral programs in higher education offered 124 different courses, a body of knowledge that offers great potential for improving and professionalizing higher education administration. The field appears to be evolving from a generalized area of inquiry into a curriculum of professional specialization. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Courses, Curriculum Design, Doctoral Programs
Goodchild, Lester F.; Fife, Jonathan D. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1991
Historically, higher education administrators have advanced through faculty ranks. In recent years, higher education as a field of study has developed significantly, but its potential for improving the profession is underutilized. A growing group of administrators needs formal training to meet the needs of more sophisticated and complex…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College Administration, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedFincher, Cameron – Research in Higher Education, 1991
Research on substantive issues and concerns of higher education is handicapped by higher education's lack of status and recognition as an academic discipline or professional specialty. Theory-based and policy-related research should be recast as disciplined inquiry, doctoral programs strengthened, and preparation of scholars, professors, and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study
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
Davis, Todd M.; And Others – New Directions for Higher Education, 1991
A national survey of 75 directors of doctoral programs in higher education found that program missions are greatly affected by their reputation, governance, and organizational structure. High-reputation programs are distinctive in a variety of ways. Less prestigious programs may be able to capitalize best on local and regional missions.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Doctoral Programs, Educational Objectives
Murrell, Patricia H.; Davis, Todd M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1991
If doctoral programs in higher education are to prepare practitioners for leadership in colleges and universities and scholars for the field of study, the future social roles of higher education institutions must be analyzed to determine the skills their leaders will need. A variety of program models may be useful. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College Administration, College Role, Doctoral Programs
Crosson, Patricia H.; Nelson, Glenn M. – 1984
A descriptive profile of 72 U.S. doctoral programs for the study of higher education is presented. Attention is directed to program goals, academic offerings, organizational structure, faculty and student characteristics, and admissions and degree requirements. Directors of the 92 higher education programs listed in the ASHE-ERIC "Directory…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Curriculum, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Programs
Nelson, Glenn M., Comp.; Crosson, Patricia H., Comp. – 1984
A compilation of descriptions of graduate programs in the field of higher education is presented as prepared by the ASHE Committee on Curriculum, Instruction and Learning. The report is based on a survey of the 92 directors of masters and doctoral programs in higher education in the United States and Canada. For each of 65 respondents, one-page…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic)
Nelson, Glenn M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1991
A study of 65 doctoral programs in higher education indicates disturbing trends: (1) mergers into larger academic units; (2) significant decline in student diversity among rather stable populations; and (3) retirement of most tenured faculty within 10 years. Despite continuity and stability overall, these changes suggest a need for unified…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Demography, Doctoral Programs
