Educating knowledgeable and skilled researchers in doctoral programs in schools of education: A new model

Abstract

To better understand how skilled and knowledgeable researchers develop in schools of education, the process of becoming a successful researcher needs to be explored. The purpose of the paper is to present three theories/studies including scientific and technical human capital, Levine's study of schools of education, and Lovitts' model of the factors that lead doctoral students to be suc-cessful researchers; to review the extant literature; and to delineate a new model to assist faculty in thinking about educating skilled and knowledgeable researchers. It is hoped that this new mod-el will advance our understanding about what it takes to educate skilled and knowledgeable re-searchers in schools of education.