The External Cooperative Doctoral Studies Program: A Model for Reducing the Shortage of Black Higher Education & Faculty & Administrators with Earned Doctorates.
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| Title: | The External Cooperative Doctoral Studies Program: A Model for Reducing the Shortage of Black Higher Education & Faculty & Administrators with Earned Doctorates. |
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| Authors: | Earthman, Glen I., Pinkney, Hercules |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Black Colleges, Black Education, College Administration, College Faculty, Cooperative Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Extension Education, Higher Education, Inservice Education, Participant Satisfaction, Program Descriptions |
| Abstract: | To answer the need for more black teachers and administrators in institutions of higher education, Federal City College (FCC) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI & SU) planned and implemented a cooperative program to provide advanced graduate training to faculty and staff at FCC leading to the Doctor of Education degree. The program enabled faculty and staff unable to take a leave of absence to maintain their present position while participating in the program. Although each participant's plan of studies was individualized, certain elements of the program were shared: (1) a professional core of seminars and laboratory studies in higher education; (2) a series of institutes, tutorials, conferences, externships, and discussions with outside experts, agency heads, and other personnel; and (3) formal training in doctoral-level research and evaluation activities, including the design and outline of a dissertation. As a basis for designing the individual plans of study and research, each participant was required to pass a qualifying examination early in the program. Upon successful completion of the individual plan of study, exclusive of the dissertation, some students elected to receive a certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies and terminated their participation at that point. The program was termed a success by both the participants from FCC and the VPI & SU staff. (MM) |
| Accession Number: | ED139743 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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