Problems in Predicting Graduate Student Success

Mitchelson, Ronald L.; Hoy, Don R.

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“…There is a general paucity of data on completion rates in the United States although Mitchelson & Hoy (1984) have tentatively suggested that fewer than 50% of students who begin a Master's or Ph.D. geography programme complete their degree requirements. The situation in Canada has been better documented.…”

Section: Completion Ratesmentioning

confidence: 96%

Postgraduate studies in North American and British geography: a comparative review

Nowell

1988

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

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Although the challenges facing geography postgraduates have been receiving increasing attention of late, British academics have largely neglected to examine the North American education system where a number of procedures are in operation which may be of benefit to Britain. This paper compares the aims, structure and methods of postgraduate training in Britain, Canada and the United States and discusses some common problems confronting students. It is suggested that the introduction of some course work and the wider adoption of supervisory committees might smooth the abrupt transition from undergraduate to postgraduate life in Britain, and aid in improving completion rates without sacrificing the quality of Ph.D.s produced.

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Section: Completion Ratesmentioning

confidence: 96%