[RUME] number of doctoral advisees?

[Alan Schoenfeld]

Hi TJ,

If I were feeling like a wise guy, I'd respond

	"How many students is it reasonable to have in a calculus class?"

The point of course, it that "it depends."  I teach in a graduate 
program where it's largely my job to do research and produce 
researchers. (My teaching is basically aimed at that, as part of the 
research program. Of course, I do have some other responsibilities).

Under these circumstances, I've produced about 15 Ph.D.s in 20 years 
- Typically I have a group of 6 or 7 students at any given  time, 
ranging from beginners to those who are about to finish up.  The 
community helps; older students mentor younger ones. As some move 
out, others take their place.

But, this system is optimally geared for such production. It nearly 
kills me, and would be impossible in a place that wasn't so 
research-focused.  And, I'm sure there are highly respected research 
mathematicians at research universities who've produced a total of 5 
Ph.D. mathematicians over their full careers!

Cheers,
Alan


At 7:26 AM -0600 2/1/06, Murphy, TJ wrote:
>RUME folks,
>
>How many RUME doctoral students is it reasonable for one person to
>advise at the same time?
>
>Thanks,
>Teri J. Murphy, Associate Professor
>Department of Mathematics, University of Oklahoma
>
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