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Four Priorities for Doctoral Programs in Small Colleges/Universities

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In 2004 we joined the faculty of a small private Catholic college (now a university) with a proud history as an applied liberal arts institution that had received approval to offer a PhD in Educational Administration and Leadership. At that time, the college became one of the smallest institutions of higher education in the United States to engage in the advanced preparation of leaders. Over its seventy year history this small institution, supported by a congregation of Sisters committed to justice, compassion, and service, had generated a strong sense of loyalty among its students, faculty, staff, and community. The institution had its beginning in the preparation of teachers which historically had been, along with the preparation of nurses, the lifeblood of the institution. In the 1980s the institution expanded into graduate education with master´s degrees in educational leadership and advanced preparation of teachers for work with at-risk students. This expansion contributed to keeping the institution both vibrant and fiscally sound.

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  1. Curriculum & Instruction, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Illinois, United States

    Martha Combs (Department Chair)

  2. Foundations, Marian College, Victoria, Australia

    J. Randall Koetting (Professor)

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  1. Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan, USA

    David M. Callejo Pérez

  2. Florida International University, Florida, USA

    Stephen M. Fain

  3. Florida International University, Florida, USA

    Judith J. Slater

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Combs, M., Koetting, J.R. (2011). Four Priorities for Doctoral Programs in Small Colleges/Universities. In: Pérez, D.M.C., Fain, S.M., Slater, J.J. (eds) Higher Education and Human Capital. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-418-8_4

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