In 1995, doctoral degrees were granted to over 26,000 individuals in the sciences and humanities; however, many other individuals began graduate work with the same aspirations. There are no national estimates to indicate how many students make the decision each year to cease graduate work, but studies at a few selected academic institutions…

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…

The doctoral program in vocational-technical education at the University of Tennessee began in 1971. Among the 22 students were 18 recipients of Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) fellowships. The goal of the program is to prepare a cadre of educational leaders and administrators who can effectively contribute to improving the quality of…

The University of Nebraska College of Pharmacy awards only the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree to all of its graduates. The PharmD degree program, including course requirements and credit hour information, is described, and the procedures and budgetary adjustments used to implement the program are discussed. (JMD)

Described is a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), doctoral degree program providing students with a broad field of training in numerous science areas relating to the environment to produce an environmental counseling specialists. The program includes a required internship. (SL)

A report presented to the ADE in New York on 26 December 1972. (RB)

Argues that most doctoral training in English departments is concentrated on requirements, credentials, and the accumulation of a diversified portfolio. Emphasizes the need to discuss the scope of the doctoral enterprise and to explore the values that make such an enterprise worthwhile. (RS)

A survey of institutions offering doctoral programs in education found no clear institutional movement toward either Ph.D. or Ed.D. degrees; increasing reluctance by research universities to offer the Ed.D.; increasing likelihood by comprehensive institutions to offer Ed.D. degrees; and similar requirements for both degrees. Three common arguments…

Institutions belonging to the Council of Graduate Schools were surveyed in studies (1970, 1971, 1972, 1974) of the availability of the D.A. degree in mathematics, and attitudes toward this degree. (SD)

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)

DURING 1966-67, THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE DANFORTH FOUNDATION, SPONSORED AN EXTENSIVE STUDY OF THE PH.D. IN ENGLISH IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES. DON CAMERON ALLEN, THE DIRECTOR, WORKING WITH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, USED QUESTIONNAIRES, VISITS, AND CONFERENCES AS BASES FOR A FULL-LENGTH REPORT WHICH INCLUDES THE…

For a 1969 report on graduate programs in English, the Association of Departments of English obtained information from chairmen or directors of Graduate Study in English at 223 institutions. This document contains some of the information collected for the full report (available through ERIC as "Graduate Programs in English: A 1969…

This document reports a conference attended by 137 representatives of institutions awarding the doctorate in education. They were invited to 1) study the findings of a research study ("An Inquiry into Conditions Affecting the Pursuit of the Doctoral Degree in the Field of Education"; see SP 004 600 and SP 004 601); 2) to draw their own conclusions…

This book is designed to improve programs of graduate study in five majors under the general heading of health education: physical education, health education, recreation education, safety education, and dance. The first section outlines the history and purposes of graduate education in health-oriented majors and proposes that the same problems…