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The path to the Ph.D : measuring graduate attrition in the sciences and humanities / Ad Hoc Panel on Graduate Attrition Advisory Committee, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Doctor of philosophy degree--United States.
- Doctor of philosophy degree.
- College dropouts--United States.
- College dropouts.
- Universities and colleges--United States--Graduate work.
- Universities and colleges.
- Universities and colleges--United States--Sociological aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (90 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Ph.D.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- There is a growing concern among educators and policymakers about the level of attrition from Ph.D. programs in the sciences and humanities at some U.S. universities. Reliable estimates of graduate student attrition are difficult to obtain, however, because most information comes from the administrative records of individual institutions. This book provides a summary of datasets that could be used to analyze patterns of graduate student attrition and degree completion nationally, along with an analysis of recent studies on the subject. Based on this information, the committee examines the feasibility of designing a system to produce national estimates of graduate student attrition.
- Contents:
- The Path to the Ph.D.
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- CHANGES IN THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT
- TRANSFORMATIONS IN SIZE AND ORGANIZATION
- CONCERNS ABOUT RATES OF ATTRITION AND PATTERNS OF DEGREE ATTAINMENT
- ORIGINS AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY
- ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT
- REFERENCES
- 2 Current Approaches To The Measurement Of Graduate Attrition
- THE CONCEPT OF "ATTRITION" AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL
- CONTEMPORARY ESTIMATES OF ATTRITION
- University of California at Berkeley
- University of Pennsylvania
- The Ten-University Data Set
- Other Institutions
- 3 Identifying Factors Thought To Contribute To Graduate Attrition
- INTERVIEWS WITH NONCOMPLETERS
- LONGITUDINAL ANALYSES OF LINKED DATA SETS
- EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE
- 4 Conclusion
- Annotated Bibliography
- Appendix A Data Bases For Studies Of Graduate Education In The United States
- HOW TO USE THE APPENDIX
- GEOSCIENCE STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND DEGREES SURVEY
- DATA
- AVAILABILITY
- SURVEY OF ENROLLMENTS AND DEGREES
- GRADUATE STUDENT SURVEY
- SURVEY OF PHYSICS AND OF ASTRONOMY BACHELORS
- Project TALENT
- ANNUAL AMS-IMS-MAA SURVEY
- DEPARTMENTAL PROFILE SURVEY
- SURVEY OF SALARIES AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE OF NEW DOCTORATES/DOCTORATES GRANTED SURVEY
- FACULTY SALARY SURVEY
- ANNUAL SURVEY OF DEPARTMENTS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
- GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY
- BIENNIAL SURVEY OF GRADUATE DEPARTMENTS OF PSYCHOLOGY
- METHODOLOGY
- AAU/AGS PROJECT FOR RESEARCH ON DOCTORAL EDUCATION
- FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION
- CRA TAULBEE SURVEY
- AVAILABILITY.
- THE CGS/GRE SURVEY OF GRADUATE ENROLLMENT
- REPORTING
- NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDIES
- NATIONAL LOGITUDINAL SURVEY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS OF 1972 (NLS-72)
- HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND
- NELS-88
- INTEGRATED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM
- ENROLLMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
- DEGREES AND OTHER FORMAL AWARDS CONFERRED
- RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES STUDY
- BACCALAUREATE AND BEYOND LONGITUDINAL STUDY
- BIOLOGICAL DATA BASE
- PROJECT ACCESS: A STUDY OF ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
- QUESTIONNAIRE DATA
- SURVEY OF EARNED DOCTORATES (aka Doctorate Records File [DRF])
- SURVEY OF DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS
- SURVEY OF GRADUATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS
- NATIONAL SURVEY OF RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES
- Appendix B Basic Design Parameters Of A Longitudinal Tracking System For Doctoral Students
- Introduction
- Purpose Of The Tracking System
- Data To Be Collected
- Reports
- REFERENCES.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-44).
- ISBN:
- 9786610192182
- 9780309175616
- 0309175615
- 9781280192180
- 1280192186
- 9780309589116
- 0309589118
- 9780585022147
- 0585022143
- OCLC:
- 42328898
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