Toward the Next Generation of Scholarship: Challenges and Opportunities for Full Participation in PhD Training in Economics

AEA Papers and Proceedings ◽

10.1257/pandp.20191102 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 109 ◽

pp. 250-254

Author(s):

Thomas D. Jeitschko

Keyword(s):

Doctoral Training ◽

Common Language ◽

Next Generation ◽

Full Participation ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Phd Programs

A great advantage of our rigorous doctoral training is that as PhD economists we speak a common language that allows for efficient vetting and quick dissemination of ideas and insights. But what good is sophisticated grammar and a powerful vocabulary if the contents of our narratives are lacking? Our top three criteria for admissions to PhD programs are prior coursework in math, the quantitative GRE score, and prior coursework in economics. To attract top talent and prevent becoming a stagnant discipline that loses the influence we have in society and academia, students' creativity, originality, and drive should receive more weight.

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Towards the Next Generation of Scholarship: Challenges and Opportunities for Full Participation in Ph.D. Training in Economics

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3308233 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Thomas D. Jeitschko

Keyword(s):

Next Generation ◽

Full Participation ◽

Challenges And Opportunities

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Doctoral Training of Psychology Students in France

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027//1016-9040.8.1.3 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 3-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Christine Roland-Lévy

Keyword(s):

Doctoral Programs ◽

Psychology Students ◽

Doctoral Training ◽

University System ◽

The Third ◽

Conducting Research ◽

The University ◽

Psychology Doctoral ◽

Phd Programs ◽

Phd Program

Abstract: The aim of doctoral programs in psychology is to help students become competent psychologists, capable of conducting research and of finding suitable employment. Starting with a brief description of the basic organization of the French university system, this paper presents an overview of how the psychology doctoral training is organized in France. Since October 2000, the requisites and the training of PhD students are the same in all French universities, but what now differs is the openness to other disciplines according to the size and location of the university. Three main groups of doctoral programs are distinguished in this paper. The first group refers to small universities in which the Doctoral Schools are constructed around multidisciplinary seminars that combine various themes, sometimes rather distant from psychology. The second group covers larger universities, with a PhD program that includes psychology as well as other social sciences. The third group contains a few major universities that have doctoral programs that are clearly centered on psychology (clinical, social, and/or cognitive psychology). These descriptions are followed by comments on how PhD programs are presently structured and organized. In the third section, I suggest some concrete ways of improving this doctoral training in order to give French psychologists a more European dimension.

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