DOCTORAL EDUCATION - THE SHORT-TERM CRISIS VS LONG-TERM CHALLENGE

Recent speculation about the ''overproduction'' of PhD's has overlooke d the long-term stagnation in doctorates relative to bachelors' degree s and in doctorates granted to American citizens. PhD programs have fa iled to develop the flexibility needed for articulation with nonacadem ic careers due to departmental sovereignty, a queuing pattern of deman d, the quality imperative, and institutional sponsorship. The PhD toda y represents too much training for many potential students, yet it is too little training for its traditional markets. Hence, a more segment ed structure for graduate education ought to be explored.