Abstract
Between 1974 and 1984, Stanford University's doctoral program in educational psychology awarded 54 PhDs. Fifty-one holders of these doctorates were surveyed by telephone. Results showed that nearly half of the alumni work in universities, while others work in independent research and testing agencies, private corporations, and regional laboratories. Fourteen percent of the alumni no longer work in the field of educational psychology. The study examined respondents' views on the vitality of educational psychology, current job prospects in the field, skills and knowledge they use as professional educational psychologists, and the research areas that occupy their interest. Respondents advised current graduate students to take courses in research methodology and statistics, to get as much research experience as possible, to finish their programs quickly, to undertake independent research projects of their own, and to form close working relationships with faculty.
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