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In Pursuit of the PhD
By (Author) William G. Bowen
By (author) Neil L. Rudenstine
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
28th June 2016
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
378.15530973
Hardback
466
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
1021g
What percentage of graduate students entering PhD programs in the arts and sciences at leading universities actually complete their studies How do completion rates vary by field of study, scale of graduate program, and type of financial support provided to students Has the increasing reliance on Teaching Assistantships affected completion rates a
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