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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809208703321

Titolo

Assessing research-doctorate programs : a methodology study / / Jeremiah P. Ostriker and Charlotte V. Kuh, editors, assisted by James A. Voytuk ; Committee to Examine the Methodology for the Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs, Policy and Global Affairs Division, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : The National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

1-280-17946-5

9786610179466

0-309-52708-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xii, 165 p

Altri autori (Persone)

OstrikerJ. P

KuhCharlotte V

VoytukJames A

Disciplina

507/.2/073

Soggetti

Research - United States - Evaluation

Doctor of philosophy degree - United States - Evaluation

Science - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States - Evaluation

Engineering - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States - Evaluation

Humanities - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Tables and Charts -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 How the Study Was Conducted -- 3 Taxonomy -- 4 Quantitative Measures -- 5 Student Education and Outcomes -- 6 Reputation and Data Presentation -- 7 General Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Committee and Panel Member Biographical Sketches -- Appendix B Program-Initiation Consultation with Organizations -- Appendix C Meetings and Participants -- Appendix D Sample Questionnaires -- Appendix E Taxonomy of Fields and Their Subfields -- Appendix F Fields for Ph.D.s Granted During 1996-2001 -- Appendix G Technical and Statistical Techniques -- Alternate Ways to Present Rankings: Random Halves and



Bootstrap Methods -- Correlates of Reputation Analysis.