An assessment of research-doctorate programs in the United States : mathematical & physical sciences / Committee on an Assessment of Quality-Related Characteristics of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States ; Lyle V. Jones, Gardner Lindzey, and Porter E. Coggeshall, editors ; sponsored by the Conference Board of Associated Research Councils...[et. al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Conference Board of the Associated Research Councils. Committee on an Assessment of Quality-Related Characteristics of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States.

Jones, Lyle V.

Lindzey, Gardner.

Coggeshall, Porter E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Science.

Research--United States--Evaluation.

Research.

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

Doctor of philosophy degree.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1982.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Mathematical & Physical Sciences""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""I Origins of Study and Selection of Programs""; ""PRIOR ATTEMPTS TO ASSESS QUALITY IN GRADUATE EDUCATION""; ""DEVELOPMENT OF STUDY PLANS""; ""SELECTION OF DISCIPLINES AND PROGRAMS TO BE EVALUATED""; ""II Methodology""; ""PROGRAM SIZE""; ""CHARACTERISTICS OF GRADUATES""; ""REPUTATIONAL SURVEY RESULTS""; ""UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SIZE""; ""RESEARCH SUPPORT""; ""PUBLICATION RECORDS""; ""ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF THE DATA""

""III Chemistry Programs""""IV Computer Science Programs""; ""V Geoscience Programs""; ""VI Mathematics Programs""; ""VII Physics Programs""; ""VIII Statistics/Biostatistics Programs""; ""IX Summary and Discussion""; ""SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS""; ""ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEY RESPONSE""; ""INTERPRETATION OF REPUTATIONAL SURVEY RATINGS""; ""COMPARISON WITH RESULTS OF THE ROOSE-ANDERSEN STUDY""; ""FUTURE STUDIES""; ""Minority Statement""; ""Appendixes""; ""APPENDIX A LETTER TO INSTITUTIONAL COORDINATORS""; ""INSTRUCTIONS""; ""General Instructions""; ""List of Faculty Members (as of December 1, 1980)""

""Nomination of Faculty to Serve as Program Evaluators (Column 3 of Faculty Roster)""""Faculty Who Do Not Hold Ph.D. Degrees From U.S. Universities (Column 4 of Faculty Roster)""; ""Nomination of Additional Programs""; ""APPENDIX B SURVEY OF EARNED DOCTORATES""; ""APPENDIX C LETTER TO EVALUATORS""; ""INSTRUCTIONS""; ""APPENDIX D THE ARL LIBRARY INDEX""; ""APPENDIX E FACULTY RESEARCH SUPPORT""; ""R&D EXPENDITURES""; ""APPENDIX F DATA ON PUBLICATION RECORDS""; ""VI. OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""A. Basics of Publication and Citation Analysis""; ""1. Type of Publication""; ""2. Time Spans""

""3. Comprehensiveness of Source Coverage""""4. Multiple Authorships and Affiliations""; ""5. Completeness of Available Data""; ""6. Support Acknowledgements""; ""7. Subject Classification""; ""8. Citation Counts""; ""VII. THE INFLUENCE METHODOLOGY""; ""A. Introduction""; ""B. Development of the Weighting Scheme""; ""1. The Citation Matrix""; ""2. Influence Weights""; ""APPENDIX G CONFERENCE ON THE ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Report of the Conference""; ""Recommendations""

""APPENDIX H PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY OF THE QUALITY OF RESEARCH-DOCTORATE PROGRAMS""""APPENDIX I REGION AND STATE CODES FOR THE UNITED STATES AND POSSESSIONS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610247103

9781280247101

128024710X

9780309563840

0309563844

OCLC:

923268392