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This is a summary of data on doctoral dissertations completed in instructional design and technology programs over the period 1977–88. During this period, 1,518 dissertations were completed at 46 different institutions, with nearly half completed at only 7 institutions. The 1,518 dissertations were chaired by 286 different professors, but approximately half were chaired by just 39 professors. The number per professor ranged from 89 to 1. Output was fairly steady over the 12 years, averaging 127 per year, with a low of 106 in 1980 and a high of 149 in 1983 and 1985.
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Caffarella, E. P. (in press).Doctoral research in instructional design and technology: A directory of dissertations, 1987–1988. Washington, DC: Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
Caffarella, E. P., & Sachs, S. G. (1988).Doctoral research in instructional design and technology: A directory of dissertations, 1977–1986. Washington, DC: Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
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Caffarella, E.P., Sachs, S.G. Doctoral dissertations in instructional design and technology, 1977 through 1988. ETR&D 38, 39–42 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02298180
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02298180