tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384177129972644029.post6430962349978557318..comments2024-03-07T12:48:20.085-08:00Comments on UDADISI: The future of higher education in the US?UDADISIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13210645097233443399noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384177129972644029.post-52752950317531177162012-01-11T07:59:23.548-08:002012-01-11T07:59:23.548-08:00Well, Higher ed in the US should aim to provide a ...Well, Higher ed in the US should aim to provide a more professional approach and learning to students. Some of those that can be called "higher education" is professional developments mostly offered by <a href="http://www.360training.com/" rel="nofollow">e learning Courses</a> that is widely offered in the US today.Dave Velascohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829658206934988304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384177129972644029.post-70198383603623836842011-12-25T09:29:22.206-08:002011-12-25T09:29:22.206-08:00Thanks for the response, Anthony!Thanks for the response, Anthony!UDADISIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210645097233443399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384177129972644029.post-69537248334151397002011-12-23T22:01:08.521-08:002011-12-23T22:01:08.521-08:00Hmmm, I doubt that higher education will trend thi...Hmmm, I doubt that higher education will trend this way in the foreseeable future; it is possible. Regardless, I am not sure I concur with your hypothesis regarding the closure of Ph.D. programs. In my opinion, graduate, Ph.D. education in the humanities and social sciences, as it stands today, is inefficient. I would estimate that only 1 out of every 4 students who enter a history Ph.D. program for instance become tenured, university professors. The "survivors" are often not the brightest in their class; instead many of them are simply lucky (happen to locate a good intellectual niche or make the right connections). All the while, the nation suffers as some of its brightest minds spend years in a Ph.D. program before dropping out with a M.A./M.S., or they obtain the coveted Ph.D. only to fail to obtain a tenure track position. The lost opportunity costs both to the nation and to individuals, is enormous. <br /><br />On top of that, only about 1/2 (or less) of the Ph.D. programs in any field are good. The rest tend to produce mediocre graduates. As such, we already have a situation in which resembles the one mentioned in the final two sentences of your post. <br /><br />Finally, the current, higher education infrastructure lends itself to ossification and elitism. It might benefit from a paradigm shift.Anthony Hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708347177061466201noreply@blogger.com