Open AccessSurviving the Doctoral Years
Author(s) -
Scott P. Kerlin
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
education policy analysis archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.727
H-Index - 46
ISSN - 1068-2341
DOI - 10.14507/epaa.v3n17.1995
Subject(s) - retrenchment , backlash , higher education , political science , affirmative action , quality (philosophy) , social mobility , sociology , public relations , public administration , pedagogy , law , philosophy , epistemology , artificial intelligence , computer science
This article probes the implications of neo-conservative public education policies for the future of the academic profession through a detailed examination of critical issues shaping contemporary doctoral education in U.S. and Canadian universities. Institutional and social factors such as financial retrenchment, declining support for affirmative action, downward economic mobility, a weak academic labor market for tenure-track faculty, professional ethics in graduate education, and backlash against women's progress form the backdrop for analysis of the author's survey of current doctoral students' opinions about funding, support, the job market, and quality of learning experiences.