{"product_id":"threemagicletters-9780801882326","title":"threemagicletters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompelling picture of graduate school life... highlights important factors that contribute to student persistence and success. DiverseEducation.com 2006 The book is impressive for not merely telling you what doctoral students are thinking... but in relating what they are thinking to how they are doing-mentally, financially, socially and professionally. University Affairs 2006 Quite possibly, Nettles and Millet have produced what will quickly become a seminal piece of scholarship regarding the Ph.D. Teachers College Record 2006 The first major study of doctoral education since In Pursuit of the PhD (1992)... the magnitude of this accomplishment cannot be overstated. Harvard Educational Review 2006 This book undoubtedly makes an important contribution to the research literature on doctoral education... It breaks important new ground. -- Chris Golde Review of Higher Education 2006 An unprecedented look at how students race, walk, or crawl to the finish line. -- Scott Jaschik Inside Higher Ed 2006 This informative, comprehensive, and enjoyable book goes far beyond the initial question about funding to examine essentially all aspects of the doctoral experience. -- Kelly Ward; Susan K. Gardner Journal of Higher Education 2008 Impressive... Will undoubtedly contribute to debates over how to improve doctoral education both in the UK and US, and indeed other countries. -- Ingrid Lunt Educational Review 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e1. A Map from the Past to the Present\u003cbr\u003e2. Context, Trends, and Conceptual Framework for Research\u003cbr\u003e3. Survey Design and Research Logistics\u003cbr\u003e4. Demographics of the Sample\u003cbr\u003e5. Admissions and Screening\u003cbr\u003e6. Financing a Doctoral Education\u003cbr\u003e7. Socialization\u003cbr\u003e8. Research Productivity\u003cbr\u003e9. Satisfaction, Performance, and Progress\u003cbr\u003e10. Rate of Progress, Completion, and Time to Degree\u003cbr\u003e11. Predicting Experiences and Performance\u003cbr\u003e12. Interpreting Field Differences\u003cbr\u003e13. Group-Specific Implications\u003cbr\u003e14. The Doctoral Student Experience: New Answers and New Questions\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Criteria and Broad Major Fields Used in This Study\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Social and Academic Outcomes of Doctoral Students in the Biological and Physical Sciences\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C: Survey of Doctoral Student Finances, Experiences, and Achievements\u003cbr\u003eAppendix D: Methodology\u003cbr\u003eAppendix E: Differential Effects of Attendance at Historically Black Colleges and Universities\u003cbr\u003eAppendix F: Predicting Experiences and Performance Regression Tables\u003cbr\u003eAppendix G: Graduate Record Examination Scores: Missing Data and Distributions\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527621747031,"sku":"9780801882326","price":38.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801882326.jpg?v=1731868581","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/threemagicletters-9780801882326","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}