Two doctorate - Your views!

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  1. chrisjm18

    chrisjm18 Well-Known Member

    My guess is that he went for the second one based on the need for a better reputation. If you read his bio on NSC's website, he made no mention of where he got his Ph.D. but did so for his bachelor's and master's degrees. Maybe he wasn't proud of Capella's reputation and had issues getting certain faculty positions.
     
    chrisjm18, Oct 6, 2020
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  2. not4profit

    not4profit Active Member

    Yeah. That occurred to me as well (although I did not notice the inconsistent structure). But I was not sure if suggesting the possibility might be mean or disparaging of his credentials.
     
    not4profit, Oct 6, 2020
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  3. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    And it is now done and "out there."
     
    Rich Douglas, Oct 6, 2020
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  4. RFValve

    RFValve Well-Known Member

    In the case of James Williams, it seems that the second doctorate is from a more solid school so this indicates that he might have done it just to secure a tenure track position.

    If you are a professor, you are required to do research so it is not very difficult for a professor to take 2 or 3 research papers and make it a dissertation and then collect doctorates. It is an expensive hobby but better than some people that use money to collect art, cars, etc.
     
    RFValve, Oct 6, 2020
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  5. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    If you were waiting for someone to request a link to it to avoid the appearance of self-promotion, consider that condition met. ;)
     
    SteveFoerster, Oct 6, 2020
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  6. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    No link; I don't want to advertise on this board.

    It's on Amazon. the title is Purposeful Leadership Development.

    Next: a book on career development for talent developers. (This winter.) Then, a book on an element of nontraditional higher education history. (In Spring 2021.)
     
    Rich Douglas, Oct 6, 2020
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  7. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Very good, I've ordered one. Of course, as you know, my reading queue is even longer now than it was yesterday....
     
    SteveFoerster, Oct 6, 2020
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  8. RoscoeB

    RoscoeB Senior Member

    Congratulations, Rich! I also enjoyed reading your blog posts.

    Roscoe
     
    RoscoeB, Oct 7, 2020
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  9. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Thank you! Again, I won't link it here, but my practice is Rich Douglas Consulting, LLC. I'm sure a web search will turn up a link.
     
    Rich Douglas, Oct 7, 2020
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  10. Linguaphile89

    Linguaphile89 New Member

    Congrats, my copy arrives Thursday.
     
    Linguaphile89, Oct 7, 2020
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  11. asianphd

    asianphd Member

    In my opinion, getting two doctorates quite strange. But multiple master's degrees are more acceptable.
     
    asianphd, Oct 7, 2020
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  12. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Iff you mean strange in the sense of unusual, rather than in the sense of objectionable, then I agree.
     
    SteveFoerster, Oct 7, 2020
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  13. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Couldn't agree more. Very strange.

    Second master's? Sounds great! When do we start?
     
    Rich Douglas, Oct 7, 2020
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  14. JoshD

    JoshD Active Member

    I started September 4th! Ha! :)
     
    JoshD, Oct 7, 2020
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