An assessment of research-doctorate programs in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : 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...[et. al.]

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1982
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 500.2/07/1173
• Soggetto topico: Science - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States - Evaluation; Research - United States - Evaluation; Doctor of philosophy degree - United States - Evaluation
• Altri autori: JonesLyle V LindzeyGardner CoggeshallPorter E
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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 Programs""""IV 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 Coverage""""4. 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"" ; ""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""
• Titolo autorizzato: An assessment of research-doctorate programs in the United States
• ISBN: 1-280-24710-X; 9786610247103; 0-309-56384-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778681303321
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