“教育博士”培养的合法性危机——基于美国现实面临的问题与挑战

A Crisis on Validity of the Doctor of Education: the Issues and Challenges Facing America

美国的教育博士培养在几十年的发展历程中积累了丰富的经验,但仍面临着一系列问题与挑战。教育博士与哲学博士培养趋同问题与一些教育博士项目"含金量低"的问题是其无法回避的困扰,产生了对其培养合法性的质疑。美国作为设置教育博士专业学位最早的国家,同时也是教育博士专业学位教育最发达的国家,研究其经验和教训,无疑对未来我国教育博士培养具有重要的借鉴意义。

The development of Ed.D in the United States has accumulated lots of experiences since it started at Harvard University in 1920. But it faces many problems and challenges, among which two are the most serious. One is the tendency toward convergence between Ed.D and PhD, and the other is the quality of some Ed.D programs ranging from ＂inadequate to appalling＂. The Ed.D seems to have lost its niche. This paper attempts to provide some reference for future Ed.D development in our country.