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...report was written by Bernard Berelson, Director of Columbia University's Bureau of Applied Social Research. In a separate survey, Berelson placed Harvard's GSAS among the top twelve in the country. He released both the report and the rankings early this week...
Elder denied the claim that specialization and research lower the effectiveness of teacher-training. He said yesterday, as did Berelson in his report, that research is necessary not only to master a subject but also to teach...
...Berelson said in the report that attempts to inject general education into doctoral studies has been a failure. He mentioned the University's institution and subsequent elimination of a Ph.D. program in Social Science as a prime example. Elder again supported this position. He said that the Social Science program "did not all any need" and that student interest was slight. He said the program was dropped after five years...
Eider also reacted favorably to a proposal by Berelson to speed up the doctoral process. He said, "Grad students are not Methuselahs, and they are not immortal. They should not be allowed to take eight or nine years to earn their degrees...
...course of his study, Berelson will interview university presidents, deans, department chairmen, faculty, students, and graduates. His final report will discuss the important problems facing graduate education and make recommendations about the formation of future policies...