An Assessment of research-doctorate programs in the United States--social and behavioral 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 ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910825675203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1982
• ISBN: 1-280-24711-8; 9786610247110; 0-309-54096-8; 0-585-14412-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (261 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): JonesLyle V; LindzeyGardner; CoggeshallPorter E
• Disciplina: 300/.7/1173
• Soggetti: Psychology - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States - Evaluation; Research - United States - Evaluation; Doctor of philosophy degree - United States - Evaluation; Social sciences - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States - Evaluation; Geography - 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: An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Social &amp -- Behavioral 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 ; Anthropology Programs -- IV Economics Programs -- V Geography Programs -- VI History Programs -- VII Political Science Programs -- VIII Psychology Programs -- IX Sociology Programs -- X 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 Coordinatiors -- 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 Evaluatiors -- RESEARCH-DOCTORATE PROGRAMS IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY -- Instructions -- Appendix D The ARL Library Index -- Appendix E Faculty Research Support -- R&amp -- D Expenditures -- Appendix F Data on Publication Records -- Appendix G Conference on the Assessment of Quality of Graduate Education Programs -- Summary -- Report of the Conference -- Recommendations.; 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 (and U.S. Government) -- Appendix J Alternative Measures of Published Articles in Psychology.