Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate

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Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate

• Silvia Bettez Student Coordinator
• Dr. George Noblit Faculty Contact

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The Carnegie Foundation

• The Foundation is a major national and
  international center for research and policy
  studies about teaching. Its mission is to address
  the hardest problems faced in teaching in public
  schools, colleges and universitiesthat is, how
  to succeed in the classroom, how best to achieve
  lasting student learning, and how to assess the
  impact of teaching on students.

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CID Overview

• The Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate (CID) is
  a multi-year research and action project to
  support departments' efforts to more purposefully
  structure their doctoral programs.
• Partner and Allied Departments have been selected
  for the CID in chemistry, education, English,
  history, mathematics, and neurosciences.

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UNC SOE and CID

• The UNC School of Education (SOE) is one of ten
  universities chosen as a Partner Department.
• In Fall 2003 a CID committee was formed.
• Faculty and graduate students work together on
  the CID committee and have been meeting twice a
  month since Fall 2003.

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CID Accomplishments

• Ongoing discussion around the question What is
  educational research? based on a variety of
  readings
• Updated policies for doctorate approved by GSD
  and faculty
• Beginning data collection with students about the
  education program
• Review of PhD core courses

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Inquiry Groups

• bring together individuals interested in a
  particular topic
• engage graduate students in the intellectual life
  of the School of Education
• provide research opportunities
• provide writing opportunities
• may be qualitative, quantitative, analytical, or
  philosophical in nature or some combination
  thereof

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Inquiry Groups Continued

• In beginning stages
• Experimental
• Formed to respond to two needs
• More student research experience
• Equal opportunities for students
• Any graduate student in the UNC-CH SOE can
  participate

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Inquiry Group Website

• To find out more about the inquiry groups
• http//www.unc.edu/sbettez/Carnegie/
• All groups offer credit.
• Students may participate without registering for
  credit.

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CID Goals for 2004-2005

• Offer a variety of inquiry groups
• Create tools to assess inquiry groups
• Assess inquiry groups
• Address social justice claim
• Collect data on
• Comprehensive exams
• Orientation
• PhD core courses