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1 online resource (xviii, 348 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-336) and index. |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Part I. Data, Methods, and Context; Part II. Influences on Attrition, Completion, and Time-to-Degree; Part III. Transition from Graduate Study to Career; Part IV. Lessons and Findings; Appendix A. Data Collection; Appendix B. Questionnaire for the Graduate Education Survey; Appendix C. Outcome Measures; Appendix D. Methodology; Appendix E. Additional Tables and Figures; References; Index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. |
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. |
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Humanities -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Humanities -- Study and teaching (Higher) |
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United States. |
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Doctor of philosophy degree -- United States.
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Doctor of philosophy degree. |
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Scholars -- United States.
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Scholars. |
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Learning and scholarship -- United States.
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Learning and scholarship. |
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Universities and colleges -- United States -- Graduate work.
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Universities and colleges. |
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Universities and colleges -- Graduate work. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ehrenberg, Ronald G.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Educating scholars. Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2010 9780691142661 (DLC) 2009010082 (OCoLC)317288229 |
| ISBN |
9781400831524 (electronic book) |
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1400831520 (electronic book) |
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1282463268 |
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9781282463264 |
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9780691142661 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0691142661 |
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