Doctoral scientists and engineers in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : 1995 profile / / Division of Science Resources Studies, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, National Science Foundation

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451752003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Arlington, VA, : National Science Foundation, 1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (134 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BrownPrudence; HendersonPeter
• Disciplina: 506.06
• Soggetti: Scientists - United States; Engineers - United States; Scientists - Employment - United States; Engineers - Employment - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "This report was written by the National Research Council (NRC) under contract to the National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Studies. It was originally published in April of 1998, under the same title. ... It is reprinted here with some revisions/clarifications." -- forward.; NSF 99-305.
• Nota di contenuto: ""DOCTORAL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""Copyright""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1 DOCTORAL POPULATION IN THE SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING ""; ""DISTRIBUTION BY FIELD""; ""DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS""; ""Gender""; ""Race/Ethnicity""; ""Age in 1995""; ""Year of Doctorate""; ""Citizenship Status""; ""2 EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT ""; ""EMPLOYMENT STATUS""; ""Reasons for Not Working""; ""Reasons for Working Part-Time""; ""UNEMPLOYMENT RATES""; ""3 PRINCIPAL JOB ""; ""EMPLOYMENT SECTOR""; ""OCCUPATION""; ""Retention and Mobility""; ""PRIMARY WORK ACTIVITY""""SALARY""; ""GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ; STATUS""; ""RELATIONSHIP OF PRINCIPAL JOB TO DOCTORAL DEGREE""; ""FOCUS ON ACADEME""; ""Academic Rank""; ""Tenure""; ""4 POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTMENTS ""; ""NUMBER OF POSTDOCS""; ""REASONS FOR HOLDING POSTDOCS""; ""1995 POSTDOCS""; ""RELEVANCE OF POSTDOC TO 1995 PRINCIPAL JOB""; ""5 SECOND JOB ""; ""6 EMPLOYMENT CHANGES SINCE 1993 ""; ""7 ARTICLES, PAPERS, AND PATENTS ""; ""ARTICLES""; ""PAPERS""; ""PATENTS""; ""8 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ""; ""PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES""; ""FOREIGN WORK OR RESEARCH""; ""WORK-RELATED TRAINING""; ""FURTHER EDUCATION""""Contents""; ""APPENDIX A 1995 SURVEY METHODOLOGY ""; ""SAMPLE DESIGN""; ""DATA COLLECTION""; ""DATA PREPARATION""; ""WEIGHTING AND ESTIMATION""; ""RESPONSE RATES""; ""RELIABILITY""; ""APPENDIX B 1995 SURVEY COVER LETTERS AND QUESTIONNAIRE ""; ""APPENDIX C Description of Terms ""; ""APPENDIX D Ph.D. Fields in the 1995 Survey of Doctorate Recipients ""; ""APPENDIX E Occupation Codes ""