Reassessing research: liberal arts colleges and the social sciences.

From: Daedalus | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Liberal arts colleges have notably been a leading producer of PhD's in the US, including doctorate degrees in the social sciences. To maintain this leadership position, liberal arts colleges are advised to continue attracting the best graduate students for their faculties.

Observers of the liberal arts colleges have for some time noted their leading role in producing the nation's Ph.D.'s. This pattern occurs in the social sciences as well as the humanities and natural sciences. The question of why these institutions should have such remarkable success has not received a great deal of ...

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