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ERIC Number: EJ400900
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Factors Related to Doctoral Dissertation Topic Selection.
Isaac, Paul D.; And Others
Research in Higher Education, v30 n4 p357-73 Aug 1989
To learn more about how students select their dissertation topics, all doctoral graduates of a research university were surveyed. Factors affecting the choice of topics include the preference of the adviser, trends in the field, the likelihood that the research will be published, and the projected benefit on job prospects. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Decision Making, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations, Faculty Advisers, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Research, Research Needs, Surveys, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Research Topics