Title 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

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

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 243 pages) : illustrations 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 ProgramsIV 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 Coverage4. 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Physical sciences -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- Evaluation Research -- United States -- Evaluation Doctor of philosophy degree -- United States -- Evaluation SCIENCE -- Essays. SCIENCE -- Nanoscience. SCIENCE -- Reference. Doctor of philosophy degree -- Evaluation Research -- Evaluation United States Form Electronic book Author Jones, Lyle V. Lindzey, Gardner. Coggeshall, Porter E. Conference Board of the Associated Research Councils. Committee on an Assessment of Quality-Related Characteristics of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States. ISBN 0309563844 9780309563840

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