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The Formation of Scholars
George E. Walker
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Description for The Formation of Scholars
Hardcover. This book distills the lessons learned from a five-year action and research project with more than 80 doctoral programs committed to better preparing graduates. Six disciplines were included: Chemistry, education, English, history, mathematics and neuroscience. Series: Jossey-Bass/Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
This groundbreaking book explores the current state of doctoral education in the United States and offers a plan for increasing the effectiveness of doctoral education. Programs must grapple with questions of purpose. The authors examine practices and elements of doctoral programs and show how they can be made more powerful by relying on principles of progressive development, integration, and collaboration. They challenge the traditional apprenticeship model and offer an alternative in which students learn while apprenticing with several faculty members. The authors persuasively argue that creating intellectual community is essential for high-quality graduate education in every department. Knowledge-centered, multigenerational communities ... Read more
This groundbreaking book explores the current state of doctoral education in the United States and offers a plan for increasing the effectiveness of doctoral education. Programs must grapple with questions of purpose. The authors examine practices and elements of doctoral programs and show how they can be made more powerful by relying on principles of progressive development, integration, and collaboration. They challenge the traditional apprenticeship model and offer an alternative in which students learn while apprenticing with several faculty members. The authors persuasively argue that creating intellectual community is essential for high-quality graduate education in every department. Knowledge-centered, multigenerational communities ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Jossey-Bass/Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470197431
SKU
V9780470197431
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About George E. Walker
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT) is an independent policy and research center with a primary mission "to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold, and dignify the profession of the teacher and the cause of higher education." CFAT is located in Stanford, California. George Walker is a senior scholar at CFAT, where ... Read more
Reviews for The Formation of Scholars
The book shows how doctoral education has evolved, how graduate programs take a hard look at themselves, and the specific change practices attempted by participating departments… Together, the chapters offer guidelines for surviving and thriving as a college teacher. (The Journal of Continuing Higher Ed, 06/08)