| Description |
xi, 137 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
ASHE higher education report, 1551-6970 ; v. 31, no. 4 |
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ASHE higher education report ; v. 31, no. 4. 1551-6970
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-126) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Conceptualizing the master's degree -- The evolution of the master's degree. A century of reform ; Federal aid and quality control ; Professionalizing graduate education ; The European model of professionalization ; The changing demographics of master's students -- Curricular models of master's education. Degree diversity and disciplinary taxonomies ; Alternative delivery systems ; Reframing master's education -- Major professional programs. Business ; Accounting ; Education -- Professionalizing science and engineering. The biosciences ; Degree diversity : the professional science master's and the master of bioscience degrees ; The geosciences ; The chemical sciences ; Physics ; Engineering ; S&E degrees in context -- Mixed trends in the humanities and social sciences. Humanistic studies ; Social sciences ; Interdisciplinary fields -- Redesigning master's degrees for the marketplace. Globalization and the marketplace ; Convergence of academic and professional fields ; Accountability mandates and quality control ; Transformative technological advances. |
| Subject |
Master of arts degree -- Research.
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| ISBN |
0787983616 (pbk.) |
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9780787983611 (pbk.) |
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