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9780761811718

Graduate Education in Government In England, France, and the United States

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761811718

  • ISBN10:

    0761811710

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1998-09-03
  • Publisher: UPA
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Summary

Graduate Education in Government presents an empirical study of nine of the best graduate schools for political science degrees in the United States, France and England chosen on the basis of recent surveys and reputation. The author gathered his information through interviews with administrators and faculty at each institution, in an attempt to discover a prevalent pattern for master's and doctoral programs based on the commonalities of the programs. The comparisons were made in terms of program organization, prevalent educational philosophy, admission and selection practices, curricula, graduation requirements, student advising patterns, and factors accounting for their excellence in graduate political science education. Though the author found much in common with all the programs, more similarities occurred between the two European programs, than between the European programs and the United States programs.

Table of Contents

PREFACE vii
1. INTRODUCTION
1(6)
Purpose and Research Design
1(6)
2. THREE NATIONAL MODELS
7(22)
The British Model
7(6)
The French Model
13(5)
The American Model
18(6)
Model Summation
24(5)
3. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MODELS
29(18)
Graduate Program Organization and Budgetary Provisions
29(3)
Prevalent Educational Philosophy
32(2)
Current Admission and Selection Requirements
34(3)
Curricular and Core Course Requirements
37(4)
Graduation Requirements
41(1)
Prevalent Student Advising Patterns
42(1)
Pedagogical Approaches and Teaching Methods
43(4)
4. CHALLENGES IN EXCELLENCE
47(22)
Major Challenges and Problems
47(12)
Cambridge University
47(1)
University of Oxford
48(1)
London School of Economics and Political Science
49(2)
Institute of Political Studies of Grenoble
51(1)
Institute of Political Studies of Paris
52(1)
University of Paris 1 (La Sorbonne)
53(1)
University of California at Berkeley
54(2)
Harvard University
56(1)
University of Michigan
57(2)
Factors Responsible for Excellence in Political Science
59(10)
Cambridge University
59(1)
University of Oxford
60(1)
London School of Economics and Political Science
61(1)
Institute of Political Studies of Grenoble
62(1)
Institute of Political Studies of Paris
63(1)
University of Paris 1 (La Sorbonne)
64(1)
University of California at Berkeley
65(1)
Harvard University
66(1)
University of Michigan
67(2)
5. CONCLUSIONS AND SUMMATION
69(8)
Inferences
69(6)
Summary
75(2)
6. OPTIMAL PROGRAM PROPOSALS
77
A Proposal for An Optimal Master's Degree Program in Political Science
77(4)
A Proposal for An Optimal Doctoral Degree Program in Political Science
81

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