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Peer reviewedCrosson, Patricia H; Nelson, Glenn M. – Review of Higher Education, 1986
The following are described for 72 doctoral programs: program goals, purposes, and objectives; curriculum and degree offerings; organizational structure; faculty and student characteristics; and admissions and degree requirements. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Faculty, College Students, Degree Requirements
Download full textCrosson, 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
Direct linkNelson, 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
