Leaving the Ivory Tower

The Causes and Consequences of Departure from Doctoral Study

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Higher Education
Cover of the book Leaving the Ivory Tower by Barbara E. Lovitts, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Barbara E. Lovitts ISBN: 9780585383644
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: July 15, 2002
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author: Barbara E. Lovitts
ISBN: 9780585383644
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: July 15, 2002
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

Graduate schools have faced attrition rates of approximately 50 percent for the past 40 years. They have tried to address the problem by focusing on student characteristics and by assuming that if they could make better, more informed admissions decisions, attrition rates would drop. Yet high attrition rates persist and may in fact be increasing. Leaving the Ivory Tower thus turns the issue around and asks what is wrong with the structure and process of graduate education. Based on hard evidence drawn from a survey of 816 completers and noncompleters and on interviews with noncompleters, high- and low-Ph.D productive faculty and Directors of Graduate study, this book locates the root cause of attrition in the social structure and cultural organization of graduate education.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Graduate schools have faced attrition rates of approximately 50 percent for the past 40 years. They have tried to address the problem by focusing on student characteristics and by assuming that if they could make better, more informed admissions decisions, attrition rates would drop. Yet high attrition rates persist and may in fact be increasing. Leaving the Ivory Tower thus turns the issue around and asks what is wrong with the structure and process of graduate education. Based on hard evidence drawn from a survey of 816 completers and noncompleters and on interviews with noncompleters, high- and low-Ph.D productive faculty and Directors of Graduate study, this book locates the root cause of attrition in the social structure and cultural organization of graduate education.

More books from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Cover of the book Hamilton by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book A House of Prayer for All Peoples by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book Women Navigating Globalization by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book Government for the Future by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book From Immigrants to Americans by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book Preservation Politics by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book Native America and the Question of Genocide by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book Soon We Will Not Cry by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book Race, Social Reform, and the Making of a Middle Class by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book The State of the Parties by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book Political Power and Economic Inequality by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book The Dictionary of the Book by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book Inside the Global Economy by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book State Tax Policy by Barbara E. Lovitts
Cover of the book A Thesaurus of English Word Roots by Barbara E. Lovitts
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy