Research Only PhD's

I've been asked if there are any research-only PhD programs (preferably with an education focus).

Low residency is a major plus - person is retired and loves to travle anyway

I'm pretty sure there are not any in the US - but perhaps in Europe or the British Commonwealth?

TIA

 

The latest edition of Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning (15th Ed.) lists over 50 such programs--none are based in the U.S.

Tony

 

Tony,

If this site has a business relationship with John Bear - please say so up front.

 

Check it out

www.vanguard-university.info

they have research degrees.

 

sniff, sniff...hmmm, Vanguard-University. Smells like a mill to me. Is this creature legit anyone?

-S

 

If you go to the main page and do a bit of reading I believe that you will be able to answer your own question.
Beyond that, the primary source of research-only doctoral degrees is the UK, OZ and ZA. Few of these schools will allow a 100% non-residential degree program. Each country offers quality, legitimate university degree programs and the main difference, in my own opinion, is one of cost (with the cost, generally, decreasing in the order of the listed countries.
More detailed questions will yield more detailed answers. A search of the archives will also yield useful information.
Jack

 

And your answer did not

And life will go on...

 

So you want an accurate and complete answer to your question? Here it goes:

Q: I've been asked if there are any research-only PhD programs (preferably with an education focus).

A: YES.

Satisfied?

 

sniff and smell?

How do degree mills smell?

Good one!

 

Interesting. You have been rude to Anthony & rude to Jack both of whom offered solid advice to you.

Hmmmmmmm.........

North

 

He was responding in kind to Jack, who was condescending and dismissive. I am sure by the way that he will have something to say to me after reading this. In addition to pointing out how smug and self-important the older members of this forum sound. I also have a piece of useful information...

For info on Vanguard University of Science and Technology (which is not the same as Vanguard University) See the following thread: http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15749

 

Research only PhD programs can be a bad idea if you are planning on teaching in the US. Some schools require at least 18 graduate credits of courses in a field to be qualified to teach a specific subject. I have met few people with UK PhDs that had to get some graduate courses in order to teach in the US.

 

It was not my intention to be condscending or dismissive and I apologise if I came off that way. What I was trying to say is that there are so many programs of the type described (low residency or zero residency research-only doctoral programs that they can not all be listed. Having more information (such as the general area of interest - Economics, Physics, English Lit., Sociology, etc) as well as any financial constraints would go a long way toward reducing the list to a managable size. I continue to be willing to assist in identifying schools for Jim if he could help me by providing some additional information such as that described above.
rdward - I believe that if you were to actually read my last 100 postings, or take any random selection of 100 postings, you would notice that there are few, if any, regular contributors who do more to provide basic DL information to newbies. The majority of my postings involve pointing newbies in the direction of relevant DL programs. I occasionally slip and post a comment, like yours, that is a bit caustic. My first posting in this thread was not of that sort but as you proceed through those 100 postings of mine you will likely find some comments that I might wish to retract, if I could.
Jack

 

No he was not.

The guy appears and asks very nebulous rookie question that is impossible to answer specificly. When one member points that out, referencing authoritative DL guide, and other member asks for additional info, he acts offended and accuses the very people who try to help him of rudeness. This is borderline troll behaviour. Yet people do give this guy the benefit of doubt and try to be helpful.

 

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I am doing a research only doc in Systematic Theology with Unizul. It is is my understanding that some SA universities, as Unisa, also offer research docs in Ed.

 

Excuse me??

I have no idea what kind of business relationship Degreeinfo has with Dr. Bear. I do know that you can order Bears' Guide from Degreeinfo's bookstore, or Amazon, or Barnes & Noble (or at your local bookstore, for that matter). I have no business relationship with either Dr. Bear or Degreeinfo.

Bears' Guide just happens to be a good source for the information that you were seeking. Bears' Guide to the Best Education Degrees by Distance Learning also has a very useful section on doctorates by research (if your interested in and education degree).

Let us know if you find a good program...

Tony Piña
Northeastern Illinois University

P.S. to John Bear: As per our business agreement, you can send the "finder's fee" to my office (OK, I'm kidding)

 

Jack suggests an interesting point.

My impression is that these "degees by research" are all over the map in terms of their DL-potential. They range from several that are actively marketed as DL programs to programs that have seemingly never considered the idea of remote students or that are cool to the idea. And there are those in the middle, where residency issues are negotiable between a student and his/her supervisors, and may not even be consistent from one student to the next.

So perhaps these things are better thought of as DL possibilities than as DL programs, unless some institutional committment to DL is explicit.

 

I agree, the guy wants a PhD by research but he is unable to do a simple search on this forum. What a Bozzo!

 

Re: sniff and smell?

Simple:

-Amateur looking web sites
-Accredited by an african country when the university is in Costa rica
-No location is specified
-Virtual university
-It offers any major in the planet for an unknown university
- Not in a list of official universities of the costa rican goverment

Is it a diploma mill? may be not, but it smells like one. Not the kind of university that you want to have in your resume at least. Try to explain to your prospect employer that you graduated from a costa rican university that is accredited in africa. Having a DL degree is already hard to explain to put all these warning signs in your resume.

 

I for one am quite appreciative of value-added responses - thank you