Posted on Jun 7, 2016
What advice do you have for someone entering into a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership program?
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I have chosen a program through Trident University, Just looking for some advice on how to Juggle family, work, military, and now School again. I just completed my Masters however I feel way more time will be needed to be focused on school this time around. I am also looking for others experience and avice that may have went through a similar program.
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I think the biggest thing to look at is the time to degree -more work means more time needed. For education related PhD's (the longest in time to degree) is 11.8 years. While that time includes graduate school I'd look at ways to decrease the time to degree as that time equates to an opportunity cost. While you're still in school mode try to get'er done. Good luck in you educational pursuits.
https://mlaresearch.commons.mla.org/2014/05/14/opportunity-costs-of-the-phd-the-problem-of-time-to-degree/
https://mlaresearch.commons.mla.org/2014/05/14/opportunity-costs-of-the-phd-the-problem-of-time-to-degree/
Opportunity Costs of the PhD: The Problem of Time to Degree | The Trend
The road to a PhD in a humanities discipline is long—for graduates who completed degrees in 2012, 9.0 years long, the median time from first entry into graduate school to receipt of the degree (Doctorate Recipients, table 31). That nine-year median is not just long in itself; it is significantly longer than the median for 2012 graduates in social sciences (7.7 years), life sciences (6.9 years), physical sciences (6.7 years), and engineering...
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Hang in there. Find something you enjoy for your research and dissertation. It will keep you focused. A good dissertation committee with a strong chair will keep you on track. Get to know them well. If you feel the team is not right, change it.
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Drexel University has an excellent online accredited doctoral program. Good Luck!
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I have already chosen a program with Trident University, but thank you. I am just wondering how other people have done it with work, family, and military responsibilities.
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I have already chosen a program with Trident University, but thank you. I am just wondering how other people have done it with work, family, and military responsibilities.
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