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Educating Mathematical Scientists Doctoral Study and the Postdoctoral Experience in the United States (1992) / Chapter Skim
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5 FOCUSED, REALISTIC MISSION
Pages 27-31

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... The goal is to prepare talented, well-motivated doctoral students and postdoctoral associates for careers as mathematical scientists at research universities. Many standard doctoral/postdoctoral programs assume that they will instruct the best students in advanced mathematics, that natural selection wall ensure that those sufficiently able wait write theses, and that the best of these wall take positions at research universities and do research.
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From page 28...
... In the current tight academic employment market, a program that attends to the larger needs of its students may find that its graduates succeed in obtaining employment, whereas programs with a narrower focus may have graduates who experience difficulty. The faculty come from prestigious research institutions and feel that their mission is to train graduate students to do research.
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From page 29...
... ~ he curriculum, which often involves course work in one or more other departments in science or engineering, trades depth in the mathematical sciences for greater breadth overall. Students can choose thesis advisors from the mathematical sciences department or the other department.
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... The need for college-teachers programs could increase as the need for college faculty increases toward the end of the l990s and into the next century. Common Features of Specialized Models Two human resource problems, recruitment and placement, are alleviated by having a specialized program.
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From page 31...
... More than simply alleviating human resource problems, the focused mission of a specialized program also promotes clustering of faculty, postdoctoral associates, and students, which helps create a positive learning environment and promote relevant professional development. In the doctoral and postdoctoral system of mathematical sciences education in the United States, both standard and specialized programs are needed in theoretical as well as applied areas, and all of these kinds of programs can be successful.
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