Surviving the Doctoral Years: Critical Perspectives

Creator

Scott P. Kerlin

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

November 1995

Abstract

This article probes the implications of neo-conservative public education policies for the future of the academic profession through a detailed examination of critical issues shaping contemporary doctoral education in U.S. and Canadian universities. Institutional and social factors such as financial retrenchment, declining support for affirmative action, downward economic mobility, a weak academic labor market for tenure-track faculty, professional ethics in graduate education, and backlash against women's progress form the backdrop for analysis of the author's survey of current doctoral students' opinions about funding, support, the job market, and quality of learning experiences.

Extent

35

Volume

3

Issue

17

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

E11-00046

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Kerlin, Scott P., "Surviving the Doctoral Years: Critical Perspectives" (1995). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 295.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/295