Pipelines or pipe dreams? PhD production and other matters in a South African Dental Research Institute 1954-2006

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dc.contributor.authorGrossman, Elly S.
dc.contributor.authorCleaton-Jones, Peter E.
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-20T14:07:51Z
dc.date.available2016-06-20T14:07:51Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis retrospective study documents the Masters and PhD training of 131 Dental Research Institute (DRI) postgraduates (1954-2006) to establish demographics, throughput and research outcomes for future PhD pipeline strategies using the DRI database. Descriptive statistics show four degree-based groups of postgraduates: 18 PhDs; 55 MScs; 42 MDents and 16 dropouts. Postgraduate activity peaked in1981. Pipeline conversion from Masters to PhD was below 20% with MScs more likely to embark on a PhD than MDents. Nearly half of all postgraduates had prior published research experience before embarking on the degree. Acquired skills were predominantly thesis publication, teaching and conference presentation. Higher degrees were done for personal betterment (40%), specialist training (34%) or academic betterment (20%). The DRI intellectual climate and 50-hour research techniques course contributed to the 87% postgraduate completion rate. There is no incentive for DRI clinical researchers to complete a PhD unless on an academic career path.en_ZA
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dc.identifier.citationGrossman, E. S., & Cleaton-Jones, P. E. (2011). Pipelines or pipe dreams? PhD production and other matters in a South African Dental Research Institute 1954-2006. Perspectives in Education, 29(3), 111-125.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0258-2236 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/3134
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherFaculty of Education, University of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderFaculty of Education, University of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectGraduate studiesen_ZA
dc.subjectAcademic persistenceen_ZA
dc.subjectResearch trainingen_ZA
dc.subjectMasters studyen_ZA
dc.subjectDoctoral studyen_ZA
dc.subjectDentistryen_ZA
dc.subjectDropouten_ZA
dc.subjectHealth educationen_ZA
dc.subjectHealth sciencesen_ZA
dc.subjectCompletion rateen_ZA
dc.titlePipelines or pipe dreams? PhD production and other matters in a South African Dental Research Institute 1954-2006en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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