Decline in Recent Science and Engineering Doctoral Faculty Continues into 1978. Science Resources Studies Highlights, February 12, 1979.

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ERIC Number: ED177001

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1979-Feb-12

Pages: 5

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Decline in Recent Science and Engineering Doctoral Faculty Continues into 1978. Science Resources Studies Highlights, February 12, 1979.

National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies.

Discussed is a survey of 235 institutions granting Ph.D. degrees. Findings showed that since 1975 the proportion of recent doctorates on the full-time faculty of 5 representative science and engineering fields has dropped by one-fifth. The number of full-time doctoral faculty increased by over 14% between 1968 and 1978, but the number of recent doctorates (defined as degrees held seven years or less) decreased by 39%. Data are presented on the professional activity of the recent doctoral faculty. (RE)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees, Engineering, Faculty, Higher Education, Labor Needs, Mathematics, Newsletters, Sciences, Technical Education

Publication Type: Information Analyses

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Language: English

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Authoring Institution: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies.

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