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Educational and Employment Outcomes of Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program Alumni
Download full textMcCoy, Ann; Wilkinson, Anna; Jackson, Russell – US Department of Education, 2008
This report presents findings from a study of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccaulaureate Achievement (McNair) Program. The McNair Program was established in 1986 to increase the attainment of doctoral degrees by students from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds. This study is a descriptive analysis of participant outcomes: no attempt is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Employment Level, Doctoral Programs, Telephone Surveys
Peer reviewedEhrenberg, Ronald G.; Hurst, Peter J. – Economics of Education Review, 1998
Describes how to employ multivariate regression models and National Research Council data (used to rank doctoral programs) to analyze how measures of program size, faculty seniority, and faculty research and doctoral-degree productivity influence subjective ratings of doctoral programs in 35 academic fields. Illustrates how to compute the effects…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Doctoral Programs, Economics Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDiamond, Nancy; Graham, Hugh Davis – Change, 2000
Discusses, in the context of the National Research Council's next study of research-doctorate programs, arguments over continuing use of reputational surveys as the primary measure of program quality, as opposed to more objective measures of research performance. Eleven tables rank institutions for specific fields by reputation, citation density,…
Descriptors: Awards, Citations (References), Doctoral Programs, Educational Quality
Martinez, Alina; Chase, Anne; Carney, Jennifer; Boulay, Beth; Chawla, Deepika; Layzer, Carolyn; Litin, Lisa; Zotov, Natasha; Goldsmith, Sharon; Haviland, Don – Abt Associates, 2006
In 1998 the National Science Foundation launched the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, a major initiative aimed at Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduate education. IGERT was developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists, engineers, and educators with…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, STEM Education, Doctoral Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach
Engdahl, Lilla E., Comp. – 1978
This publication is the first regular report of the newly-funded Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Project on Expanding Regional Cooperation in Graduate and Professional Education. Information about approvals terminations, and adjustments in doctoral programs from July l, 1974 to June 30, 1977 was compiled from a survey of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education
Carney, Jennifer; Chawla, Deepika; Wiley, Autumn; Young, Denise – Abt Associates, 2006
This report summarizes findings from an evaluation of the impacts of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeships (IGERT) program. Through support of interdisciplinary graduate education programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, the IGERT program aims to educate U.S.…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, STEM Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Evaluation
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
U.S. research-doctorate programs in the humanities were assessed by a committee of the Conference Board of Associated Research Councils. Attention was focused on 522 programs in nine disciplines in the humanities that award research doctorates. The effectiveness of these programs in preparing students for research careers was assessed. Indices…
Descriptors: Art History, Classical Literature, College English, College Faculty
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
U.S. research-doctorate programs in the social and behavioral sciences were assessed by a committee of the Conference Board of Associated Research Councils. Attention was focused on 639 research-doctorate programs in seven disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political sciences,…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Behavioral Sciences, College Faculty, Doctoral Programs
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The quality of doctoral-level chemical engineering (N=79), civil engineering (N=74), electrical engineering (N=91), and mechanical engineering (N=82) programs at United States universities was assessed, using 16 measures. These measures focused on variables related to: (1) program size; (2) characteristics of graduates; (3) reputational factors…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, College Faculty
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The quality of doctoral-level biochemistry (N=139), botany (N=83), cellular/molecular biology (N=89), microbiology (N=134), physiology (N=101), and zoology (N=70) programs at United States universities was assessed, using 16 measures. These measures focused on variables related to: (1) program size; (2) characteristics of graduates; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Botany
Johnson, John A. – 1982
Selected findings are presented of a study designed to identify the personal characteristics, educational background, work experience, and career patterns of the faculty of doctoral programs in the study of higher education. Attention is also directed to their perceptions of various elements relevant to the study of higher education, including the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum Evaluation, Doctoral Programs, Educational Background
An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Mathematical & Physical Sciences.
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The quality of doctoral-level chemistry (N=145), computer science (N=58), geoscience (N=91), mathematics (N=115), physics (N=123), and statistics/biostatistics (N=64) programs at United States universities was assessed, using 16 measures. These measures focused on variables related to: program size; characteristics of graduates; reputational…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Chemistry, College Faculty, College Mathematics
