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A Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States (with CD) by Committee on an Assessment of Research Doctorate Programs; Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Charlotte V. Kuh, and James A. Voytuk, editors; Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States provides an unparalleled dataset that can be used to assess the quality and effectiveness of doctoral programs based on measures important to faculty, students, administrators, funders, and other stakeholders. The data, collected for the 2005-2006 academic year from more than 5,000 doctoral programs at 212 universities, covers 62 fields. Included for each program are such characteristics as faculty publications, grants, and awards; student GRE scores, financial support, and employment outcomes; and program size, time to degree, and faculty composition. Measures of faculty and student diversity are also included. The book features analysis of selected findings across six broad fields: agricultural sciences, biological and health sciences, engineering, physical and mathematical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and humanities, as well as a discussion of trends in doctoral education since the last assessment in 1995, and suggested uses of the data. It also includes a detailed explanation of the methodology used to collect data and calculate ranges of illustrative rankings. Included with the book is a c

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Author
Committee on an Assessment of Research Doctorate Programs; Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Charlotte V. Kuh, and James A. Voytuk, editors; Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies
Publisher
National Academy Press
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9780309454605
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Philosophy, Science, Education

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