Joint Program in Social Work
Universities of NCA&T and UNCG
JPhD
Dissertation Data: Primary or Secondary?
Dissertation Data: Primary or Secondary? by Dr. Mathieu Despard Most PhD students use data for their dissertation, so whether to use primary or secondary data is a very important decision. Primary data is data you collect, such as through surveys, scales, or interviews. Secondary data is data that has already been collected by other researchers […]
Michael Pearson – JPhD Student – Featured in UNCG’s 2020 Showcase of Scholarship!
Mr. Michael Pearson, a student in the inaugural cohort of the Joint Doctorate in Social Work program, submitted and had accepted, his poster presentation, “The Dynamics of Homelessness” to the 2020 Showcase of Scholarship, sponsored by UNCG’s Graduate School! His faculty mentor for the project is Dr. Mathieu Despard and Mr. Pearson has submitted the […]
Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities – Mathieu Despard
Pursuing a PhD in Social Work: make it count
Written by Dr. Mathieu Despard I have only one hope for anyone pursuing a PhD in Social Work: make it count. The number of people in the U.S. who have a doctoral degree has doubled since 2000, yet this represents less than 2% of the adult population. The reason is simple: getting a PhD is […]