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《英语z高中高三:2012高考英语:阅读理解课堂练学案(30份)2012高考英语:阅读理解课堂练学案(3).doc》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、2012高考英语:阅读理解课堂练学案(3)Passagesix(DropoutsforPh.D.s) EducatorsareseriouslyconcernedaboutthehighrateofdropoutsamongthedoctorofphilosophycandidatesandtheconsequentlossoftalenttoanationinneedofPh.D.s.Somehaveplacedthedropoutslossashighas50percent.Theextentofthelosswas,however,largelyamatterofexpertg
2、uessing.Lastweekawell-roundedstudywaspublished.Itwaspublished.Itwasbasedon22,000questionnairessenttoformergraduatestudentswhowereenrolledin24universitiesanditseemedtoshowmanypastfearstobegroundless. Thedropoutsratewasfoundtobe31percent,andinmostcasesthedropouts,whilenotcompletingthePh.D.require
3、ment,wentontoproductivework.Theyarenotonlydoingwellfinancially,but,accordingtothereport,arenotfarbelowtheincomelevelsofthosewhowentontocompletetheirdoctorates. Discussingthestudylastweek,Dr.Tuckersaidtheprojectwasinitiated‘becauseoftheconcernfrequentlyexpressedbygraduatefacultiesandadministrato
4、rsthatsomeoftheindividualswhodroppedoutofPh.D.programswerecapableofcompetingtherequirementforthedegree.AttritionatthePh.D.levelisalsothoughttobeawasteofpreciousfacultytimeandadrainonuniversityresourcesalreadybeingusedtocapacity.Somepeopleexpressedtheopinionthattheshortageofhighlytrainedspeciali
5、stsandcollegeteacherscouldbereducedbypersuadingthedropoutstoreturntograduateschoolstocompletethePh.D.’ “Theresultsofourresearch”Dr.Tuckerconcluded,“didnotsupporttheseopinions.”Lackofmotivationwastheprincipalreasonfordroppingout.Mostdropoutswentasfarintheirdoctoralprogramaswasconsistentwiththeir
6、levelsofabilityortheirspecialities.Mostdropoutsarenowengagedinworkconsistentwiththeireducationandmotivation. Nearly75percentofthedropoutssaidtherewasnoacademicreasonfortheirdecision,butthosewhomentionedacademicreasoncitedfailuretopassthequalifyingexamination,uncompletedresearchandfailuretopassl
7、anguageexams.Amongthesinglemostimportantpersonalreasonsidentifiedbydropoutsfornon-completionoftheirPh.D.program,lackoffinanceswasmarkedby19percent.12 Asanindicationofhowwellthedropoutsweredoing,achartshowed2%inhumanitieswerereceiv
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