Assessment of research-doctorate programs in the United States / Lyle V. Jones, Gardner Lindzey, Porter E. Coggeshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Lyle V., author.

Lindzey, Gardner, author.

Coggeshall, Porter E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biology--Research--United States.

Biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages)

Place of Publication:

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

Contents:

An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States

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 Biochemistry Programs IV Botany Programs V Cellular/Molecular Biology Programs

VI Microbiology Programs

VII Physiology Programs

VIII Zoology Programs

IX 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 COORDINATORS

INSTRUCTIONS

General Instructions List of Faculty Members (as of December 1, 1980)Nomination of Faculty to Serve as Program Evaluators

Faculty Who Do Not Hold Ph. D. Degrees From U.S. Universities

Nomination of Additional Programs

APPENDIX B SURVEY OF EARNED DOCTORATES

APPENDIX C LETTER TO EVALUATORS

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

VII. THE INFLUENCE METHODOLOGY A. IntroductionB. Development of the Weighting Scheme

APPENDIX G CONFERENCE ON THE ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Participants

SUMMARY

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.

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