Contents

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Abstract

Introduction

The Survey of Earned Doctorates

Prevalence of Interdisciplinary Doctoral Research

Trends in Multiple Fields by Knowledge Domain

Combinations of Fields Reported in Interdisciplinary Dissertations

Summary and Conclusions

References

Suggested Citation

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