Postgraduate Studies in North American and British Geography: A Comparative Review.

Nowell, David E.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Postgraduate Studies in North American and British Geography: A Comparative Review.

Nowell, David E.

Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v12 n1 p95-106 1988

Compares the aims, structure, and methods of postgraduate training in Britain, Canada, and the United States and discusses common problems confronting students. Makes suggestions for smoothing the abrupt transition from undergraduate to postgraduate life in Britain so that degree completion rates will improve without sacrificing the quality of Ph.D.'s produced. (Author/GEA)

Descriptors: Comparative Education, Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries, Geography, Geography Instruction, Graduate Study, Higher Education, International Educational Exchange

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: North America; United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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