Educating Scholars: Doctoral Education in the Humanities

by Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Jeffrey A. Groen, Sharon M. Brucker, et al.

Book Overview

Meeting the challenges faced by today's U.S. doctoral humanities programs

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691142661
• ISBN13: 9780691142661
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"