questions of PhD applications,Statement of personal career history and objectives for the future:Please describe your work experience, making it relevant to the WFED program (300-400 words): What do you aspire to do upon completing the WFED Ph.D. program
Statement of personal career history and objectives for the future: Please describe your work experience, making it relevant to the WFED program (300-400 words):
What do you aspire to do upon completing the WFED Ph.D. program at Penn State? Describe the steps you have taken to find out what it takes to be successful after graduating with a PhD (such as interviewing mentors in the job you aspire to do upon graduation, 300-400 words)?
How do you believe the WFED PhD program will help you achieve your career objectives (300-400 words)?
Written statement of research interests: Describe your research interests that are relevant to Workforce Education and Development. Feel free to cite relevant literature and relate your research interests to your career goals (300-400 words).
Which faculty members in the WFED program do you believe can promote your research interests? Why? (300-400 words)
Proposed activities during the PhD study: What do you plan to do while in the doctoral program, in addition to taking courses and passing required exams, that will contribute to making you competitive in achieving the career goal(s) that you have set for yourself? (In other words, what publications, presentations, research projects, or other work do you propose to do while in the doctoral program? (300-400 words)
How do you know, based on interviews with mentors or other professionals, that the work you propose to do in the program will meaningfully enhance your qualifications and make you more competitive in securing your desired career expectations upon graduation? (300-400 words)
A description of research studies conducted: Please list, describe, and cite scholarly or applied research (e.g. literature review, empirical study, reports, etc.) that you have completed which are relevant to your career goals and/or research interests. Describe your contribution to that research. Be sure to cite any research in APA style. (300-400 wor
