Solutions in Search of the Problem: Innovation, Flexibility, and Graduate Education

摘要

In this article, we focus on three concerns with the Byrne et al. (2014) piece on graduate education. First, Byrne et al. do not clearly identify the nature of the problem based on an adequate needs assessment prior to giving their solutions. Second, the solutions they suggest will create systems that quash rather than enhance graduate training innovation and flexibility. Third, there is no recognition that graduate training programs are open systems that continue to evolve and improve over time to address changing needs as they are occurring. We also provide concluding comments regarding organizational realities that must also be taken into account when prescribing solutions.