From a former colleague, Krista Simons, whom we all HATED to lose, now at New Mexico State:Greetings from New Mexico! I've been thinking about an idea that needs researching, and might be of interest to you. I've kept up with your blog ever since leaving Purdue since I find the ideas you post rather interesting, and it helps me feel connected to my former institution. Anyway, one of my students mentioned to me not too long ago that she kept a "super-secret blog" during her first (and only) year of teaching. She sounded so embittered that I couldn't resist doing a little investigation, and I turned...
Declining Number of Foundations Scholars
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The National Science Foundation recently released a report, US Doctorates in the 20th Century. There is a whole bunch of interesting information about the history of the doctorate, diverse paths to completion, etc. (I’m still plowing through it all). But to continue my theme concerning the marginalization of foundations, I found some data very revealing. The NSF study uses data from the yearly federally funded Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED). This is the survey that all doctoral students are asked to complete upon finishing their dissertation work. Part of the survey includes a checklist within...
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