Financing and Restructuring Doctoral Education in the Future

In this paper, the author argues that a combination of short- and longer-run economic and political forces pose a threat to the well-being of the nation's doctoral programs. After briefly touching on the impact of current economic problems on doctoral education at private universities, he then...

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Published inCornell Higher Education Research Institute
Main Author Ehrenberg, Ronald G
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Cornell Higher Education Research Institute 14.07.2010
Subjects
Academic Persistence
College Faculty
Doctoral Programs
Educational Finance
Financial Problems
Financial Support
Futures (of Society)
Private Colleges
Research Universities
Undergraduate Study
Well Being
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Summary:In this paper, the author argues that a combination of short- and longer-run economic and political forces pose a threat to the well-being of the nation's doctoral programs. After briefly touching on the impact of current economic problems on doctoral education at private universities, he then discusses the growing pressure on academia to expand access to and improve persistence in undergraduate education, the financial problems facing public research universities, the changing nature of faculty positions in academia and the implications of all of these forces for financing and restructuring doctoral education in the future. (Contains 13 footnotes.)