The Doctor of Philosophy Degree A Selective, Annotated Bibliography

Subjects:

• Education » Higher Education

Reviews:

• Whatever jokes about the PhD degree may be in vogue (and there have always been plenty), it remains the union card for academe and much of the national research establishment. There has long been an outpouring of examination, critique, and debate surrounding the PhD. What were its origins and has it changed over time? Has the degree remained vital in a time of rapid societal and educational change? Are the traditional elements associated with the degree (written and oral examinations, dissertation) necessary? These and many other questions are addressed through the literature the compilers have sorted through, selected, and annotated. The book belongs in all graduate education collections and is an excellent addition to the series.
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• The completion and attainment of the Ph.D. degree has become the ultimate educational achievement for a multitude of disciplines. This bibliography promises both to offer an entree into the Ph.D. phenomenon and fill a gap in the reference resources in higher education studies...This slim volume will interest administrators, educators, and scholars as a thorough examination of the representative literature on the Ph.D. degree. Not only does it cover specific programs at specific universities, but is also conceptualizes overall degree requirements and comparative reports and analyses. It presents a nice balance between older and more recent published findings. This book is organized chronologically and provides a good starting point not only for the graduate student conducting preliminary research into Ph.D. programs, but also for the academic advisor of graduate students.
  —NACADA Journal Spring & Fall 2001
• This voulme is composed of 484 annoted bibliographical entries concerning the Ph.D in the United States, Its history and evolution, as well as its nature in the sciences, and the humanities. As the title denotes, this is a selective biblography in perhaps the best sense of that term. Here are almost 500 informative, well-written, annotated entires purportedly covering the best of what has been written on the topic. ... The bibliography should prove useful not only to those researching higher education in the United States but also for those currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program or comtemplating study at the doctoral level. it is recommended for libraries maintaining graduate collections in higher education research.
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  ARBA

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction: The Doctor of Philosophy Degree: Its Evolution and Status
• History, Evolution, and Controversy
• The Sciences and Technologies
• The Social Sciences
• The Humanities
• Index