Educating scholars : doctoral education in the humanities /
Despite the worldwide prestige of America's doctoral programs in the humanities, all is not well in this area of higher education and hasn't been for some time. The content of graduate programs has undergone major changes, while high rates of student attrition, long times to degree, and fi...
Други автори: | Ehrenberg, Ronald G. |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Princeton ; Oxford :
Princeton University Press,
2010.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=329684 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Educating scholars. |
Резюме: |
Despite the worldwide prestige of America's doctoral programs in the humanities, all is not well in this area of higher education and hasn't been for some time. The content of graduate programs has undergone major changes, while high rates of student attrition, long times to degree, and financial burdens prevail. In response, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in 1991 launched the Graduate Education Initiative (GEI), the largest effort ever undertaken to improve doctoral programs in the humanities and related social sciences. The only book to focus exclusively on the current state of doctoral edu. |
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Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xviii, 348 pages) : illustrations |
Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-336) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781400831524 1400831520 1282463268 9781282463264 |