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Leaving the Ivory Tower: The Causes and Consequences of Departure from Doctoral Study
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Product Description
Graduate schools have faced attrition rates of approximately 50 per cent since 1960. They have tried to address the problem by focusing on student characteristics and by assuming that if they could make better, more informed decision attrition rates would drop. Yet high attrition rates persist. This study examines what is wrong with the structure and process of graduate education. Based on evidence drawn from a survey of 816 completers and non-completers, interviews with non-completers, high- and low-Ph.D productive faculty and Directors of Graduate study, the study aims to locate the root cause of attrition in the social structure and cultural organization of graduate education.
Product Details
- Published on: 2001-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 336 pages
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About the Author
Barbara E. Lovitts received her Ph D. in sociology from the University of Maryland. She is currently a senior research analyst at the Pelavin Research Center of the American Institutes for Research.
