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Download full textDenny, George; And Others – 1993
Dissertations have been an important aspect of doctoral degrees for many years. However, some educators feel that dissertations are an outdated and ineffective part of the doctoral program. A study examined the role dissertations play in doctoral programs. Questionnaires sent to educational administration faculty at the University of Arkansas,…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Programs
Brown, Laurence D. – 1990
This paper addresses the recommendation made by a recent study that the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree be rejected as the graduate degree in education and the corollary of this recommendation, that the Doctor of Education degree (Ed.D.) be the standard degree for advanced study in education. This paper reviews data on trends in the incidence…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs
Hansen, Desna W.; Rhodes, Dent M. – 1981
Most serious staff development programs share the characteristics of strong administrative support, needs-based planning, widespread faculty participation, and a well-defined program of activities. Unfortunately, these activities are often ad hoc affairs, influenced by what is fashionable and financially feasible. Formal degree programs can…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees
King, Corwin P. – 1981
The need to train speech communication students for new, nonacademic forms of employment has raised questions about whether the doctoral dissertation is of any significant value anymore and whether doctoral degree requirements should be modified. Ideally, the dissertation is supposed to contribute to the fund of scholarly knowledge in a student's…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations
Nelson, Glenn M. – 1987
Courses required in four doctoral-level administration specializations in higher education were identified. A questionnaire, which is appended, was mailed to each of the program directors listed in the 1984 Association for the Study of Higher Education Directory. Responses were received from 52 program directors. The four specializations were:…
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Core Curriculum, Degree Requirements
Thorsell, Bernard Alan – 1976
Ambiguity concerning the professional value of the master's degree for graduate students in sociology is discussed. Four factors are identified as contributing to this ambiguity: (1) the lack of uniform standards and requirements for the degree in American higher education; (2) the decline in the prestige of the degree in academic circles; (3) the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Degree Requirements, Departments, Doctoral Degrees
Hackmann, Donald G.; Price, William J. – 1995
This study sought to determine the current status of programs in universities in the United States that offer doctoral degrees in education administration/leadership and to identify recent trends in educational leadership programming. The 127 institutions (of 194 invited to participate) responded to a survey and provided data on admissions…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Degree Requirements, Delivery Systems, Doctoral Degrees
