Indiana University Indiana University

School of Education School of Education

Luise P. McCarty, Luise P. McCarty, Associate Dean for Associate Dean for Graduate Studies; Associate Professor of Graduate Studies; Associate Professor of

Philosophy of EducationPhilosophy of Education

J. Debora Hinderliter, J. Debora Hinderliter, Doctoral StudentDoctoral Student

International Educational Policy StudiesInternational Educational Policy Studies

First year: Introduction First year: Introduction to discipline and to discipline and departmentdepartment

Orientation:Orientation: New students meet faculty and New students meet faculty and learn about faculty teaching and research learn about faculty teaching and research interestsinterestsFormal peer-mentoring:Formal peer-mentoring: 2nd year students 2nd year students are assigned to mentor 1st year studentsare assigned to mentor 1st year studentsAdvising:Advising: New students are assigned faculty New students are assigned faculty advisors advisors Introduction to discipline:Introduction to discipline: New students take New students take introductory course and attend department introductory course and attend department colloquiacolloquiaConferences:Conferences: Department funds allocated to Department funds allocated to new students to attend regional conferences new students to attend regional conferences in their fieldsin their fields

Introduction to the Introduction to the research enterpriseresearch enterprise

3-4 Inquiry Courses courses are 3-4 Inquiry Courses courses are required by each program required by each program Students are advised to take courses in Students are advised to take courses in both quantitative and qualitative both quantitative and qualitative research methodsresearch methodsEarly Inquiry ExperienceEarly Inquiry ExperiencePre-dissertation fieldwork Pre-dissertation fieldwork Inquiry Linkage Course Inquiry Linkage Course Proposal writing courseProposal writing course

Significant TransitionSignificant Transition

Qualifying ExamsQualifying Exams3 models at work within School3 models at work within School

Proctored Examination (2 programs)Proctored Examination (2 programs)

Portfolio (2 departments)Portfolio (2 departments)

Take-home Examination (1 department)Take-home Examination (1 department)

All models require an oral defenseAll models require an oral defense

Nomination to Candidacy Nomination to Candidacy

Dissertation and defenseDissertation and defense

Dissertation ProposalDissertation ProposalHuman Subjects Approval requiredHuman Subjects Approval requiredProspectus must be approved by the University Graduate School Prospectus must be approved by the University Graduate School Also requires an oral defense Also requires an oral defense

Proposal defense must be completed at least 6 months Proposal defense must be completed at least 6 months before dissertation defensebefore dissertation defense

Dissertation must be completed within 7 years of completing Dissertation must be completed within 7 years of completing the qualifying exams the qualifying exams

4 members must sit on dissertation committee; chair must 4 members must sit on dissertation committee; chair must be graduate faculty; one member must represent the minor be graduate faculty; one member must represent the minor

Defense is a public meeting announced 1 month prior to Defense is a public meeting announced 1 month prior to date of defensedate of defense

Optional other Optional other CommonalitiesCommonalities

InnovationInnovation

Awareness of mentoring as central to successful Awareness of mentoring as central to successful doctoral education doctoral education

5 years ago:5 years ago: panels, discussion groups panels, discussion groups 4 years ago:4 years ago: survey of student satisfaction with survey of student satisfaction with mentoringmentoring3 years ago:3 years ago: study on mentoring as preparation for study on mentoring as preparation for leadership leadership 2 years ago:2 years ago: inception of student-initiated mentoring inception of student-initiated mentoring award award 2 years ago:2 years ago: creation of peer-mentoring program for creation of peer-mentoring program for international studentsinternational studentsCurrently:Currently: major mixed-method study involving major mixed-method study involving student, faculty and administrator perceptions of student, faculty and administrator perceptions of mentoring (under auspices of CID team)mentoring (under auspices of CID team)Future:Future: CID team will make recommendations to help CID team will make recommendations to help institutionalize policies which encourage good institutionalize policies which encourage good mentoringmentoring

Novel Idea: First-year Novel Idea: First-year seminarseminar

First Semester: School-wide First Semester: School-wide introductory seminarintroductory seminar

What is the field of education?What is the field of education?Survey the major ideas that have shaped Survey the major ideas that have shaped education historically, politically, sociallyeducation historically, politically, sociallyMeet all the graduate faculty and learn Meet all the graduate faculty and learn about their teaching and research interestsabout their teaching and research interestsDevelop cohort across departments Develop cohort across departments

Second semester: introduction to Second semester: introduction to doctoral-level research methodsdoctoral-level research methods

Cohort from first semester seminar Cohort from first semester seminar continues togethercontinues together