Douglas and the Truth?
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2 Degreeinfo threads.

http://www.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?t=28521


http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?t=28698


Bruce tried to protect Rich's ass. I guess Lawrie will soon be banned for having the wrong opinion.
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Fort Bragg Wrote:2 Degreeinfo threads.

http://www.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?t=28521


http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?t=28698


Bruce tried to protect Rich's ass.  I guess Lawrie will soon be banned for having the wrong opinion.

Someone needs to explain to both of these nimrods that being right is not that important. One can split hairs like George Gollin and John Bear and pick everything in life apart if one wishes too.

Those entire dribble could be resolved with one simple statement. The Ed.D. is viewed as a terminal professional degree.

The Doctor of Education degree (Ed.D. or D.Ed.) is a professional doctorate that prepares the student for academic, administrative, clinical or specialized positions in education. Like other doctorates, (e.g., the Ph.D., D.A., and so on), the Ed.D./D.Ed. is a terminal degree.

http://www.answers.com/topic/doctor-of-philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph.D. (American English) or PhD (British English) for the Latin Philosophiæ Doctor, meaning "teacher of philosophy", (or, more rarely, D.Phil., for the equivalent Doctor Philosophiæ) is an advanced academic degree. In the English-speaking world it has become the most common denomination for a research doctorate and applies to graduates in a wide array of disciplines in the sciences and humanities. The Ph.D. has become a requirement for a career as a university professor or researcher in many fields. In addition, many Ph.D. graduates go on to careers in government departments, NGOs, or in the private sector.

The detailed requirements for award of a Ph.D. vary throughout the world, however there are common factors. A candidate must submit a thesis or dissertation consisting of a suitable body of original academic research, which is in principle worthy of publication in a peer-refereed context, and must defend this work before a panel of expert examiners appointed by the university. There is usually a prescribed minimum period of study (typically two to three years full time) which must take place before submission of the thesis (this requirement is usually waived for academic staff submitting a portfolio of peer-reviewed published work).

In North America, the candidate must successfully complete a certain number of advanced courses relevant to their area of specialization. Universities in the non-English-speaking world have begun adopting similar standards to those of the Anglophone Ph.D. for their research doctorates (see, for example, Bologna Process).


Even though Douglas completed his Ph.D. in eight months at Union, it normally takes eight to ten years of study.
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Brian Crawford Wrote:Even though Douglas completed his Ph.D. in eight months at Union, it normally takes eight to ten years of study.

Harvard encourages people to finish in 8 years by deleting one position for each student over that time. It encourages academic staff to stay on track.

You have to wonder about the rigor of some of the distance doctoral programs when people can finish in record time with a full-time job. I think Douglas had his research done and dissertation finished at 5 months with a full time job.

You know something is wrong when a bone-head like degreeinfo's "me again" has almost finished his doctorate.


A doctorate awarded for a dissertation done on the basis of a freshman level survey seems too simple. And he missed the whole gist of his research and still doesn't get it. That being that unaccredited degrees are relatively useful.
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Fort Bragg Wrote:
Brian Crawford Wrote:Even though Douglas completed his Ph.D. in eight months at Union, it  normally takes eight to ten years of study.

Harvard encourages people to finish in 8 years by deleting one position for each student over that time.  It encourages academic staff to stay on track.

You have to wonder about the rigor of some of the distance doctoral programs when people can finish in record time with a full-time job.  I think Douglas had his research done and dissertation finished at 5 months with a full time job.

You know something is wrong when a bone-head like degreeinfo's "me again" has almost finished his doctorate.


A doctorate awarded for a dissertation done on the basis of a freshman level survey seems too simple.  And he missed the whole gist of his research and still doesn't get it.  That being that unaccredited degrees are relatively useful.

I have read his "doctoral dissertation (term paper) and I agree completely. John Bear was his advisor which really has red flags flying. Then, we must give Douglas credit foir his four years of trying to advocate and prove Shelia Danzig's MIGS was legitimate with Bear's encouragement. You really don't find much mention though about Shelia Danzig investing financially in SRU. Interesting.
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Quote: I have read his "doctoral dissertation (term paper) and I agree completely. John Bear was his advisor which really has red flags flying.

I was under the impression that RD's dissertation was buried deep in the desert. Where did you get a copy?
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http://www.proquest.com/products_umi/dis...ress.shtml

"The accreditation of degree-granting institutions and its role in the utility of college degrees in the workplace"
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Duggle Wrote:http://www.proquest.com/products_umi/dis...ress.shtml

"The accreditation of degree-granting institutions and its role in the utility of college degrees in the workplace"

Hard copy - not digital - as with many people, my time is simply more valuable that that.

A prediction: at some point, RD's dissertation is going to be "recalled" by Union - Ph.D.'s simply do not use a descriptive (survey) research methodology in their dissertation. It's simply a matter of "attention".
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tenuredprof Wrote:
Duggle Wrote:http://www.proquest.com/products_umi/dis...ress.shtml

"The accreditation of degree-granting institutions and its role in the utility of college degrees in the workplace"

Hard copy - not digital - as with many people, my time is simply more valuable that that.

A prediction: at some point, RD's dissertation is going to be "recalled" by Union - Ph.D.'s simply do not use a descriptive (survey) research methodology in their dissertation. It's simply a matter of "attention".

Hmmm....Does that mean that Dr Richard Douglas may actually be "Dr" Richard Douglas?

The same may apply to George Brown in Australia. I think he conducted a similar type of research on a similar topic, but with international scope.
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See this, http://www.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?t=14319&page=3. It's really funny, Rich Douglas with the bottom 4 tier so called "PhD" refers to Tony Pina's Ed.D. in a rather condescending manner as a "trade" degree.

Rich also plans a follow up of his "research". Probably he plans to get a Grand PhD from WIDU.
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Someone Wrote:See this, http://www.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?t=14319&page=3. It's really funny, Rich Douglas with the bottom 4 tier so called "PhD" refers to Tony Pina's Ed.D. in a rather condescending manner as a "trade" degree.

Rich also plans a follow up of his "research". Probably he plans to get a Grand PhD from WIDU.

That was discussed here in another thread. http://www.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?t=14319&page=3.
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