New Study Calls for 'Paradigm Shift' in Social-Science Graduate Education

By Richard Byrne

Doctoral education in the social sciences requires a "paradigm shift" that takes into account significant changes in the job market and uncertain early career prospects, according to a new study that tracked the experiences of recent Ph.D.'s in six social-science disciplines.

A report on the study, "Social Science Ph.D.'s—Five+ Years Out," will be published today by the Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education at the University of Washington's College of