To your point, Dr. Horton's dissertation was basically him talking to his friends about being principals in turnaround schools. I wouldn't say it was super rigorous and contains some elements that are borderline plagiarism, but I've definitely seen worse.
To your point, Dr. Horton's dissertation was basically him talking to his friends about being principals in turnaround schools. I wouldn't say it was super rigorous and contains some elements that are borderline plagiarism, but I've definitely seen worse.
Someone needs to write a book about the Education-Credentialing complex. Interview subjects help their aspiring Doctors put together thin gruel dissertations. They get the Doc degree and payback their friends with consultancy contracts, etc…
To be fair to education folks, you should see the business PhDs that get awarded these days. Bigger problem than just EdD - general weakening of rigor and inflation of grades
To your point, Dr. Horton's dissertation was basically him talking to his friends about being principals in turnaround schools. I wouldn't say it was super rigorous and contains some elements that are borderline plagiarism, but I've definitely seen worse.
Someone needs to write a book about the Education-Credentialing complex. Interview subjects help their aspiring Doctors put together thin gruel dissertations. They get the Doc degree and payback their friends with consultancy contracts, etc…
To be fair to education folks, you should see the business PhDs that get awarded these days. Bigger problem than just EdD - general weakening of rigor and inflation of grades