I am not going to engage in an argument over degrees. If you think that your training in a M.A. program made you better prepared than the average Ph.D.... yikes.
At 01:28 PM 10/31/01 -0800, you wrote: >That is correct. It does NOT matter whether you have a >Ph.D. or Master's. We are teaching the same classes to >the same students and doing the same work in the same >classes. Furthermore, if you were to take degrees into >consideration it should not by the type of degree but >instead the QUALITY of the degree. >There are people who hold Ph.D.'s who are not >qualified to be college professors just like there are >people with Master's degree who are not qualified. >What makes you qualified and what should determine >your pay is NOT which TYPE of degree you hold (MA vs. >Ph.D.) but instead what you put into getting the >degree (QUALITY of the degree) while you were working >to earn it. For example, there are people who have >published more and have more teaching experiences with >a Master's degree than some people do with Ph.D.'s. >This is what I mean about the QUALITY rather than the >TYPE of degree that really matters. This is another >big MYTH in our field about types of degrees >mattering. > >Payam Heidary, M.A. > > >--- Stephen W Tuholski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't think I understand this response... it > > doesn't matter whether you > > have a Ph.D. or Masters? I beg to differ! If you > > work at a place that > > really believes that, you might want to leave > > anyway... > > > > Raises... is there a big difference in the > > percentage increase, or the > > actual dollar increase? If the part-timers started > > off higher, than they > > will always get bigger dollar increases, even if the > > percentage increases > > are the same. > > > > At 01:01 PM 10/31/01 -0800, you wrote: > > >In most cases it does not matter whether you hold a > > >Master's or Ph.D. The pay is for the most part > > equal > > >in all cases. I am talking about beginning salaries > > >and not when you have been there for several years. > > >But even if you do compare raises of part-timers > > and > > >full-timers over the years you will still see a big > > >difference. > > > > > > >**************************************************************** > > Stephen W. Tuholski Ph.D. > > Asst. Professor > > Dept. of Psychology > > Southern Illinois U. at Edwardsville > > Edwardsville IL 62026 > > Phone: 618 650 5391 > > Fax: 618 650 5087 > > http://www.siue.edu/~stuhols > > > > "Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, > > they do so." > > - Bertrand > Russell > > >*************************************************************** > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. >http://personals.yahoo.com > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************************************************************** Stephen W. Tuholski Ph.D. Asst. Professor Dept. of Psychology Southern Illinois U. at Edwardsville Edwardsville IL 62026 Phone: 618 650 5391 Fax: 618 650 5087 http://www.siue.edu/~stuhols "Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so." - Bertrand Russell *************************************************************** --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
