Overview of DocStudy 

The purpose of this study is to assess education research doctorate programs in the United States. The study is being jointly undertaken by the American Education Research Association (AERA) and the National Academy of Education (NAEd). Approximately 115 institutions are participating in the study, with over 700 programs across 20 fields of education research. The project includes a program-level survey, a faculty survey, a student survey (in nine fields), and a survey of program quality completed by faculty members who complete the faculty questionnaire.

Made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation, the AERA-NAEd DocStudy is the first-ever comprehensive examination of education research doctorate programs in the U.S. The assessment will yield critical data and findings that can be used to establish benchmarks and quality criteria to advance and improve education research doctorate programs nationally. In addition to reporting on program attributes such as program and curriculum characteristics, student support and engagement in research, student and faculty demographics, and the scholarly productivity and impact of faculty, this study will also assess the elements of methodological and conceptual preparation of education research doctorates. 

AERA-NAEd Initial News Release 

Taxonomy of Study Fields 

Faculty Questionnaire 

Faculty Questionnaire 

Student Questionnaire 

Student Questionnaire 

Program Questionnaire 

Program Questionnaire

For further information on the AERA-NAEd DocStudy Program, please contact:

docstudy@aera.net
            202-238-3205      

Katherine J. Rosich
Senior Program Analyst

Felice J. Levine
Principal Investigator

DocStudy Participating Institutions  

AERA-NAEd Advisory Committee