Sunday, December 19, 2010

Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic

Interesting:

Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic | The Economist: "There is an oversupply of PhDs. Although a doctorate is designed as training for a job in academia, the number of PhD positions is unrelated to the number of job openings. Meanwhile, business leaders complain about shortages of high-level skills, suggesting PhDs are not teaching the right things. The fiercest critics compare research doctorates to Ponzi or pyramid schemes."

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