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| Authored by: kg on Sunday, December 09 2012 @ 02:01 AM EST |
In Germany, the educational system is designed to only
provide access to university education to about 10% of the
population. And a really large proportion of that 10% goes
on to become teachers, not PhD's. Or skips the academic
world entirely. Many, like myself, decide that a Master's is
sufficient for their purposes.
In most cases, a traditional doctorate requires research
and writing a dissertation. It does not usually require
additional coursework. (That said, the system is currently
being revamped, so things may have changed somewhat in the
past three years.)
Germans really love the authority provided by a doctorate.
In fact, it is an official title that is entered into their
records, and appears in their passports. It's more of a
status symbol than anything else.
That said, there has been a lot of controversy recently
regarding the doctoral dissertations of politicians, and
particularly CDU/CSU politicians (the current ruling party).
Accusations of plagiarism are rife, particularly when
looking at a thesis written 30 years ago in light of current
standards of documentation. At least one resignation has
occurred as a result, and thesis-gate has become something
that has made everyone with a terminal degree nervous, as
you can imagine.
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IANAL
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