A survey was conducted for the Graduate Student Section of the Adult Education Association to determine the differences in requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degrees in adult education. Of forty-three institutions identified as offering both degrees, forty participated in answering the…

Compares American and European graduate training in physics including thesis requirements, provision of financial support, employment prospects, and cultural roots. (GS)

The purpose of this bulletin is to present to collegiate registrars, committees of admission, and State departments of public instruction such data about the institutions of higher education in Norway as will enable those officials and offices to form fairly accurate judgments of how higher training in Norway compares with that in the United…

This book examines the origin and development of doctoral degrees and offers recommendations for the improvement of doctoral programs and degrees. It discusses the birth of universities and doctoral degrees in medieval Europe and reviews the spread of the degree to the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia. Contemporary concerns about…

In 10 papers by independent experts, this volume explores the trends in and prospects for research training in member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. "Problems and Prospects of Research Training in the 1990s" (Stuart Blume) looks at trends in national policy toward research training and issues of…