{"product_id":"formation-of-scholars-george-e-walker-9780470197431","title":"Formation of Scholars","description":"This groundbreaking book explores the current state of doctoral education in the United States and offers a plan for increasing the effectiveness of doctoral education. Programs must grapple with questions of purpose. The authors examine practices and elements of doctoral programs and show how they can be made more powerful by relying on principles of progressive development, integration, and collaboration. They challenge the traditional apprenticeship model and offer an alternative in which students learn while apprenticing \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e several faculty members. The authors persuasively argue that creating intellectual community is essential for high-quality graduate education in every department. Knowledge-centered, multigenerational communities foster the development of new ideas and encourage intellectual risk taking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George E. Walker, Chris M. Golde, Laura Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470197439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470197431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2008 pg. 257","brand":"George E. Walker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44128471286015,"sku":"9780470197431","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57591695-ff8a-4493-b6ab-5c4f2b7470f5.jpg?v=1687458832","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/formation-of-scholars-george-e-walker-9780470197431","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}