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The development of students as “stewards of the discipline” should be the purpose of doctoral education.  A steward is a scholar in the fullest sense of the term—someone who can imaginatively generate new knowledge, critically conserve valuable and useful ideas, and responsibly transform those understandings through writing, teaching, and application. Stewardship also has an ethical and moral dimension; it is a role that transcends a collection of accomplishments and skills. A steward is someone to whom the vigor, quality, and integrity of the field can be entrusted. The most important period of a steward’s formation occurs during formal doctoral education.

  Envisioning the Future of Doctoral Education is a collection of essays commissioned for the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate. The question posed to the essayists in this volume was, “If you could start de novo, what would be the best way to structure doctoral education in your field to prepare stewards of the discipline?” The authors of the essays are respected thinkers, researchers, and scholars who are experienced with and thoughtful about doctoral education.

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As more and more schools bring the classroom to the student through the mail, on video, and via the Internet, the need for an accurate, up-to-date, and technically savvy resource is more crucial than ever. Today it’s not only possible, it’s usually faster, definitely cheaper, and sometimes even better to earn a degree bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate off campus. But how to decide which school or program is best? In this revised and updated tenth edition of the BEARS’ GUIDE TO COLLEGE DEGREES BY MAIL & INTERNET, distance-education experts John and Mariah Bear have negotiated the minefield of nontraditional education and examined literally thousands of schools. In this comprehensive and respected guide, you’ll find the 100 best programs to serve the needs of virtually every student, from the middle manager trying to advance a stalled career to the stay-at-home mom or empty-nester returning to the work force..
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Whether you undertaking a taught doctorate, or a course of study leading to a PhD, this book offers complete, up-to-date guidance and discussion on all aspects of successful doctoral work. The five experienced authors give advice on every stage in the process of completing a doctorate, from helping you to engage in critical reflection to better understand your own research biases, to useful guidelines on preparing for, and surviving, the viva. Combining general discussion with practical advice, this book is an essential companion to your research.

Topics include:

Preparing for a doctorate

Embarking on your Research

Adapting to life as a student

Working with a supervisor

Reading critically

Conceptualising your research

Thinking about methodologies and approaches

Producing a thesis

Preparing for and taking the viva

Disseminating your research.
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bears’ guide to College Degrees by Mail and Internet 9th Edition by the Editors of Degree.Net

With the rise of Internet-based education, distance learning has never been hotter, and more and more people are shedding the traditional notion that they’ve got to bow down to the ivory tower to get the degree they want. Through distance-learning schools, students all over the world are earning fully accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees without ever leaving home. In this guide, the editors of Degree.Net narrow down the field to 100 of the best accredited distance-learning providers in the world. Opinionated and conversational, COLLEGE DEGREES BY MAIL AND INTERNET sums up the latest trends and the best opportunities in the fastest growing area of education today..
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"This publication represents a thorough updating of an earlier book that was, in its own right, very useful. The second edition ..is a significant improvement on its predecessor and I cannot recommend it highly enough for novice or experienced doctoral supervisors."
Journal of Adult and Continuing Education

• How can I get my students to produce good theses on time?
• My last student failed! What could I have done to prevent it?
• I am supposed to train the new supervisors in my faculty; where can I get some good ideas?

This new edition of Supervising the Doctorate still provides everything you ever wanted to know about the doctoral supervision but were afraid to ask! It includes:

• New material on supervising professional doctoral theses
• A new chapter on the changing policy context in higher education
• Latest research findings
• Experiential material from staff development sessions throughout the United Kingdom and New Zealand

Now that supervisor training is compulsory, this practical, no-nonsense handbook is essential reading for both the novice and the experienced higher degree supervisor. For novices there is a developmental sequence of advice, guiding them through all stages of supervision from the first meeting to the viva and beyond. For experienced supervisors there are fresh ideas on how to improve practice and solve problems.

Grounded in research, this book is invaluable to academics in all disciplines. At a time when there is increasing pressure to ensure 'quality' provision, to improve the doctoral completion rate, and to turn out employable graduates, the need for a practical guide is obvious. An essential item for every academic's bookshelf..
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This volume reports the results of an extensive study of U.S. research-doctorate programs in five broad fields--physical sciences and mathematics, engineering, social and behavioral sciences, biological sciences, and the humanities. It documents changes that have taken place in the size, structure, and quality of doctoral education and includes information on 4,000 doctoral programs..
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The Academic Game: Psychological Strategies for Successfully Completing the Doctorate, is written for early-stage doctoral students Rather than focus on the nuts and bolts of graduate school, the book describes the psychological and social factors that influence whether or not students successfully complete the doctorate. The mantra is Knowledge = Power, and the book is designed to empower students with the information they need and strategies they can use to complete a rewarding and successful academic journey..
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'anyone seeking doctoral status would benefit from dipping into or immersing themselves in this well written text. Clearly formatted pages with bold section headings make for quick and easy access to relevant passages where readers can watch the authors skilfully untangle the mysteries of research language such as 'theoretical framework', methodology and data analysis. I recommend Achieving Your Doctorate in Education to students and new supervisors involved in the doctoral research process' - ESCalate

Read the full review as posted on the ESCalate website, the Education Subject Centre for the Higher Education Academy

This book is designed to help students to achieve an understanding of the practical and theoretical issues involved in a doctorate in education, and how to link their studies with their professional experience.

The chapters provide a detailed examination of all aspects of completing a doctorate in education: from research methodologies, to the analysis of data, reflection on the student's own experience, and the critical issues involved in writing a thesis. Detailed case study material is used throughout.

The editors are experienced supervisors of EdD courses and have created an essential companion for all education students pursuing a doctorate..
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Far and away the most successful book of its kind, this guide remains unparalleled in its useful tips, friendly tone, and up-to-the-minute information on getting a degree electronically or by mail..
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