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Record Nr.

UNINA9911148963403321

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

9786610179466

9781280179464

1280179465

9780309527088

0309527082

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.

Sommario/riassunto

How should we assess and present information about the quality of research-doctorate programs? In recommending that the 1995 NRC rankings in Assessing the Quality of Research-Doctorate Programs: Continuity and Change be updated as soon as possible, this study presents an improved approach to doctoral program assessment which will be useful to administrators, faculty, and others with an interest in improving the education of Ph.D.s in the United States. It reviews the methodology of the 1995 NRC rankings and recommends changes, including the collection of new data about Ph.D. students, additional data about faculty, and new techniques to present data on the qualitative assessment of doctoral program reputation. It also recommends revision of the taxonomy of fields from that used in the 1995 rankings.