April 7, 2006
The Bumpy Path to the Ph.D.
A survey finds social class and other factors affect progress toward the degree
Much of the research on graduate students focuses on who ends up earning a Ph.D. Less is known about their experience along the way. Michael T. Nettles and Catherine M. Millett have spent years working on a broad survey to examine that process.
Their findings are summarized in a new book from the Johns Hopkins University Press called Three Magic Letters: Getting to Ph.D. The pair surveyed more than
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