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PH.D.
POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES
FOR
ADMINISTERING
THE
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE
IN EDUCATION
within the Graduate School
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2. Doctoral Committee
A. Rules GoverninQ Formation - The doctoral committee
should be established as soon as possible after the
student has some familiarity with the research
interests of the faculty and some idea of the
student's possible dissertation area. It is
recommended that the student's committee be
established by the end of the second semester of
active course work on campus.
B. Selection Procedures
1. The student and the concentration
representative should select a committee
chairperson; then the student should contact the
prospective chairperson to learn whether the
faculty member will accept the chair.
2. Once a chairperson has been selected, the
student and chairperson should select the
remaining committee members. Again, it is the
responsibility of the student to personally
contact each prospective member to make sure
of the availability and willingness of the faculty
member to serve on the committee.
C. Distribution of Committee MembershiD
1. The doctoral committee shall consist of a
minimum of five graduate faculty members.
2. The chairperson and at least two other
committee members shall be graduate faculty
members in. the student's approved academic
concentration, and the chairperson must have
Graduate School approval to chair doctoral
committees.
3. One member of the committee must come from
outside the College of Education and Human
Services.
D. Functions of the Committee
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APPENDIX
Rationale for the Selection
of Research Tools
The Ph.D.in Educationis a research-orienteddegree. As
such, it consists of a program of studies and other
appropriateexperiencesdesignedto facilitatethe acquisition ..
of knowledge,attitudes, and skills necessary to conduct
systematic intellectual inquiry. This overall aim is
accomplished via two major program components: (a)
General research comDetencies, including an
understandingof the fundamentalnature of approaches to
problemsolutionand an appreciationfor the roleof research
in professionaleducation,are developedthroughcompletion
of a minimumof 40 semester hoursof coursework in any of
eight approvedconcentrations;and (b) 5Decific technical
and methodoloaical comDetencies are developed
through completion of individuallyprescribed "research
tools." Such tools are selected on the basis of their
appropriatenessfor the concentrationin whichthe student is
working and their relevance to the student's research
interests. Research tools are applied in the process of
completingrequirementsfor the doctoraldissertation.
The followinglistof possibleresearchtools is offeredto
assist the student and his/her committee in making this
importantchoice.
1. QuantitativeMethods 4. PhilosophicMethods
2. HistoricalMethods S. Qualitative Methods
3. Foreign Language Methods 6. Other
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Research Tool: Historiography
Definition
Historiographyis the study of the disciplineof history.This
study can includethe scientificmethods of historicalresearch,
a reviewof the historicalparadigmwith its attendant use of
chronology,a concernfor the variant philosophiesof history,a
review of historicalliterature, the contributionsof particular
historians in the development of the discipline, and the
considerationof historicalwritingas both an art formand as an
humanisticexpression.
Demonstration of ComDetence
A student shouldsuccessfullycompletea minimumof two
coursesto establishskillin this researchtool:
HIST500 Historical Craft
HIST501-3 Recent Historiography
EAHE530-3 Historical Research in Education
Definition
High proficiency in a foreign language that is
specifically related to the student's research interests and
is required to complete the dissertation must be
establishedby the student in consultation with his/her
doctoral committee. Not onlyis knowledgeof a language
required,but also competence is required in applyingthat
knowledgeto a specificarea of research study. In other
words, foreignlanguagecompetencyis a vehiclewith which
to enlarge the body of knowledgein a particularsubject
area. This option should not be chosen merely for.
conveniencebut should be an integralpart of the student's
interests.The language chosen must be other than
English and must. be other than the student's native
or school language.
Demonstration of Skill
,
Skill in a foreign language as a research tool is
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established by successful completion of the Foreign
Language488-3 course.The ForeignLanguage488-3 course
representsan intense periodof study witha majoremphasis
on translationof professionalwritingin the student's major
area of study (i.e., biology,math, education, psychology,
.. etc.). Consequently, students will be required to
demonstrate skills in the chosen language prior to
.;. enrollment in Foreign Language 488-3. Students
without the prerequisite skills will be required to
complete sufficient course work to acquire these
skills.
Foreign Language 488-3 Is limited to the
following languages:
German Russian
French Spanish
Latin
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PHIL 420-3 Advanced Logic
PHIL 425-3 Philosophy of Language
PHIL 435-3 Scientific Research
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SPCM 552c- 3 Phenomenological Sociology
and Ethnomethodology
SPCM547-3 Conversation Analysis:
Ethnomethodology
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