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The emergence of the nontraditional doctorate: A historical overview
Author(s) -
Archbald Douglas
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.396
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , relation (database) , sociology , pedagogy , higher education , history , political science , computer science , law , archaeology , database
The nontraditional doctorate is a relatively recent development in the long history of the doctoral degree. Understanding what makes a doctoral degree “nontraditional” requires describing its key features in relation to those of the traditional doctorate and embedding this analysis in a historical context.