Session Summary

Session Number:226
Session ID:S9
Session Title:Emerging Trends in Doctoral Education: Educating Scholar-Practitioners for Change and Development in a Pluralistic World
Short Title:Doctoral Education Trends
Session Type:Division Joint Symposium
Hotel:Swiss
Floor:LL3
Room:Gball 3
Time:Monday, August 09, 1999 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Sponsors

MED  (James Stoner)Stoner@mary.fordham.edu (212) 765-5573 
ODC  (Rami Shani)ashani@calpoly.edu (805) 756-1756 

General People

Chair Sorensen, Peter F. Benedictine U. tyaeger@ben.edu 630 829 6222 
Chair Motamedi, Kurt  Pepperdine U. motamedi@pepperdine.edu (310) 568-5577 
Discussant Friedlander, Frank  Fielding Institute FrankField@aol.com (650)-965-7220 
Discussant Larsen, Henrik H. Copenhagen Business School hhl.ioa@cbs.dk 011 45 4542 3050 
Discussant Kylen, Sven  Stockholm School of Economics pmobs@hhs.se  
Discussant Sanzgiri, Jyotsna (Jo)  California School of Professional Psychology jos@mail.cspp.edu 510-523-2300x161 
Discussant Boland, Jr., Richard J. Case Western Reserve U. rjb7@po.cwru.edu 216-368-6022 

Submissions

Abstract

This symposium provides a forum for a dialogue around issues and experiences relating to current and future trends in doctoral level education. Specifically, it addresses issues and experiences associated with alternative forms of doctoral education - programs which emphasize the development of scholar-practitioners. Panel members represent both national and international programs sharing several or all of the following characteristics: The concept of the scholar-practitioner; i.e., students who are employed, mid-career executive and professionals who are not planning for full-time academic careers; a focus on management/administration, change management, organization development and/or consulting; various forms of delivery including distance learning, cohort groups, and block-time scheduling; an extensive use of visiting distinguished scholars; and research methodologies which place an emphasis on action and applied research. This symposium focuses on a number of areas including challenges and opportunities of: Effective integration of full-time employment with doctoral work; The creation of knowledge through the scholar-practitioner; The socialization of practitioners into the culture of the scholar; and The scholar-practitioner model as a means for bridging the world of research and practice. This symposium employs a highly interactive format allowing for the involvement of all attendees at the session. In brief, this symposium offers the opportunity to explore through dialogue alternative and emerging ways of developing knowledge and educating scholar-practitioners for change in an increasingly pluralistic world.