Research-doctorate programs in the United States : continuity and change / Marvin L. Goldberger, Brendan A. Maher, and Pamela Ebert Flattau, editors ; Committee for the Study of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States ; sponsored by the Conference Board of Associated Research Councils ; and conducted by Studies and Surveys Unit, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Study of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States.

Contributor:

Goldberger, Marvin L.

Maher, Brendan A. (Brendan Arnold), 1924-

Flattau, Pamela Ebert.

Conference Board of the Associated Research Councils.

National Research Council (U.S.). Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel. Studies and Surveys Unit.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--United States--Evaluation.

Research.

Doctor of philosophy degree--United States--Evaluation.

Doctor of philosophy degree.

Science--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Evaluation.

Science.

Engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Evaluation.

Engineering.

Humanities--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Evaluation.

Humanities.

Humanities--Study and teaching (Higher).

Evaluation.

Engineering--Study and teaching (Higher).

Science--Study and teaching (Higher).

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 740 pages ; illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.

Summary:

The quality of research-doctorate programs at U.S. universities can be credited in many cases for the cultural and technological development of our society. Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States reports the results of an extensive study of 3,634 programs at 274 institutions in 41 disciplines within the broad fields of Arts and Humanities, Biological Sciences, Engineering, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. This book updates and expands upon the widely used An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States, published in 1982. In addition to providing current data on measures used in the earlier study and introducing other measures of research-doctorate programs, the book examines changes in size, quality, and structure of the nearly 2,000 programs participating in both studies. Quantitative data on research grants, publications, citations, awards and honors, and the characteristics of program graduates are reported, along with the results of the National Survey of Graduate Faculty, which yielded ratings of the scholarly quality of program faculty and the effectiveness of programs in education research scholars/scientists.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0309050944

OCLC:

32893466