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Recent Doctoral Graduates in Canada and the U.S.A.: Indicators from the Canadian and U.S. Surveys of Earned Doctorates

by Daniel Boothby

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Abstract

This paper develops indicators on the doctoral programs of recent doctoral graduates in Canada and the U.S. using the Canadian and U.S. 2004 Surveys of Earned Doctorates and attempts to provide an interpretation of these indicators in the framework of the North American market for doctoral degree holders.

Key words: advanced education, international mobility, field of study