Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Envisioning the Future of Doctoral Education
. Ed(S): Golde, Chris; Walker, George E.
€ 57.19
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Envisioning the Future of Doctoral Education
This book contains essays on the topic of the importance of graduate education written by scholars from across all disciplines. It brings together new and invigorating ideas about the doctorate, some of which may be unique to their discipline, but equally applicable across the fields. Editor(s): Golde, Chris; Walker, George E. Series: Jossey-Bass/Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 40. Weight in Grams: 672.
The development of students as “stewards of the discipline” should be the purpose of doctoral education. A steward is a scholar in the fullest sense of the term—someone who can imaginatively generate new knowledge, critically conserve valuable and useful ideas, and responsibly transform those understandings through writing, teaching, and application. Stewardship also has an ethical and moral dimension; it is a role that transcends a collection of accomplishments and skills. A steward is someone to whom the vigor, quality, and integrity of the field can be entrusted. The most important period of a steward’s formation occurs during formal doctoral education. ... Read more
The development of students as “stewards of the discipline” should be the purpose of doctoral education. A steward is a scholar in the fullest sense of the term—someone who can imaginatively generate new knowledge, critically conserve valuable and useful ideas, and responsibly transform those understandings through writing, teaching, and application. Stewardship also has an ethical and moral dimension; it is a role that transcends a collection of accomplishments and skills. A steward is someone to whom the vigor, quality, and integrity of the field can be entrusted. The most important period of a steward’s formation occurs during formal doctoral education. ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Series
Jossey-Bass/Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Number of Pages
480
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787982355
SKU
V9780787982355
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About . Ed(S): Golde, Chris; Walker, George E.
The Editors Chris M. Golde is a senior scholar at The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, where she is research director for the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate. George E. Walker is a senior scholar at The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, where he directs the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate. ... Read more
Reviews for Envisioning the Future of Doctoral Education