Do We Really Need More Ph.D.s, or Is Fewer Really Better?.

Holden, Constance

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ERIC Number: EJ426306

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Do We Really Need More Ph.D.s, or Is Fewer Really Better?

Holden, Constance

Science, v251 n4997 p1017-18 Mar 1 1991

Discussed is research about trends in the pool of Ph.D. scientists in the United States. A position is presented that the expansion of the pool has bred a decline in the quality of the pool. (CW)

Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Doctoral Degrees, Economics, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Labor Market, Science Education, Scientists

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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