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Professional and Graduate Education


Carnegie has a long history in the study of professional education, beginning with The Flexner Report in 1910 and legal education in the 1930s, which had dramatic effects on both fields. We continue this tradition, not only with the study of several professions, but also with an examination of the doctorate, the professional degree for college and university teachers.

Our programs in this area include:

Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate (CID)


The Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate is a multi-year research and action project to support departments' efforts to more purposefully structure their doctoral programs.



Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED)


The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate is a three-year effort sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council of Academic Deans in Research Education Institutions to strengthen the education doctorate.



Preparation for the Professions Program (PPP)


The PPP investigates the preparation for various professions offered by academic institutions, and compares across professions the approaches to teaching and learning that these institutions use to ensure the development of professional understanding, skills and integrity.

The program includes studies of:



From the eLibrary
Book Highlights from A New Agenda for Higher Education: Shaping a Life of the Mind for Practice
William M. Sullivan and Matthew S. Rosin
Book Highlights from The Formation of Scholars: Rethinking Doctoral Education for the Twenty-First Century
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Publications
A New Agenda for Higher Education: Shaping a Life of the Mind for Practice
William M. Sullivan, Matthew S. Rosin

The Formation of Scholars: Rethinking Doctoral Education for the Twenty-First Century
George Walker, Chris M. Golde, Laura Jones, Andrea Conklin Bueschel, Pat Hu...

Educating Lawyers: Preparation for the Profession of Law
William M. Sullivan, Anne Colby, Judith Welch Wegner, Lloyd Bond, Lee S. Sh...

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