An Assessment of research-doctorate programs in the United States--social and behavioral 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):

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

Psychology.

Research--United States--Evaluation.

Research.

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

Doctor of philosophy degree.

Social sciences--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Evaluation.

Social sciences.

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

Geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 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: Social &amp

Behavioral 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 Anthropology Programs

IV Economics Programs

V Geography Programs

VI History Programs

VII Political Science Programs

VIII Psychology Programs

IX Sociology Programs

X Summary and Discussion

SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS

CORRELATIONS AMONG MEASURES

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 Coordinatiors

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 Evaluatiors

RESEARCH-DOCTORATE PROGRAMS IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY

Instructions

Appendix D The ARL Library Index

Appendix E Faculty Research Support

R&amp

D Expenditures

Appendix F Data on Publication Records

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 (and U.S. Government)

Appendix J Alternative Measures of Published Articles in Psychology.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610247110

9781280247118

1280247118

9780309540964

0309540968

9780585144122

0585144125

OCLC:

427404732