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Zumeta, William – Science, Technology, and Human Values, 1984
Data from three national surveys were analyzed to examine: (1) the rapid growth in postdoctoral activity; (2) the changing motivations of postdoctorals; (3) qualitative shifts in the postdoctoral population; and (4) possible changes in the character and quality of the postdoctoral experience. (JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Doctoral Programs, Educational Quality, Educational Trends
Consortium on Financing Higher Education, Cambridge, MA. – 1984
Findings of the 1981-1982 and 1982-1983 Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE) Graduate Project are summarized, with attention to application, admission, and enrollment data for representative departments across project institutions. This Nine Discipline Study (NDS) created a database for nine graduate fields representing the humanities,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Applicants, College Science, Departments