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Download full textNational Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1983
Major findings of a survey of 188 universities and colleges that constitute the universe of higher education institutions with doctoral-level programs in neuroscience are highlighted and discussed in this brief report. Areas considered included graduate students, doctoral recipients, postdoctoral trainees, principal areas of concentration,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Science, Doctoral Programs, Employment Opportunities
Townsend, Barbara K. – 1989
An overview of the nature and content of doctoral study in higher education is presented, focusing on an analysis of the literature indicating potential outcomes of these programs. The type of training for academic administrators and the significance of this training for degree recipients and for colleges and universities are examined. The study…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, College Planning, Doctoral Degrees
Gardner, C. Hugh; Tillman, Murray H. – 1986
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of using an electronic bulletin board in an off-campus doctoral program (Ed.D.) for health professionals offered by the University of Georgia. Participants included 14 doctoral students (13 female and 1 male) enrolled in an advanced course, Research in Instruction, who received training in…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Allied Health Occupations, Communication (Thought Transfer), Costs
Friedman, Nathalie – 1987
A series of case studies was conducted to explore the nature and meaning of advising at the Ph.D. level and the conditions under which the two parties in the relationship (sponsor and advisee) are more and less satisfied. Six graduate departments (in engineering, economics and history) in four northeastern universities were the research sites. A…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Case Studies, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1988
Many feel that scientists and engineers play a critical role in expanding the frontiers and knowledge of science and engineering and in educating and training future generations of scientists and engineers. They may do so by providing leadership in areas of national interest including efforts to increase the international competitiveness and…
Descriptors: College Science, Doctoral Programs, Educational Change, Employment Projections
Nentwig, Peter; And Others – 1983
Doctoral degrees in science education have been established in several European countries during the past years. This study attempts to survey this development in nine European countries (Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, France, German Democratic Republic, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom) and in the United States.…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations
Lublin, Jacqueline, Ed. – 1984
Education, training, and employment are addressed in 33 papers from a 1984 conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia. Papers are grouped in the main categories of professional education and the influence of industry, course development for vocationalism, teachers and teaching, learners and learning, higher…
Descriptors: College Science, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Programs
Walen, Jean, Comp. – 1977
Descriptions of approximately 300 graduate programs in political science at doctoral and masters levels are presented. Information was collected during September and October, 1977. The bulk of the guide contains descriptions of individual programs arranged alphabetically by the name of each school. Universities are listed by city or state names…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Faculty, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees
Berg, David M. – 1981
The percentage of speech communication doctoral graduates employed full time and the percentage working in academic institutions have declined considerably since 1968. The glut of humanities doctorates appears to present three courses of action: increase undergraduate enrollments, decrease graduate enrollments, or increase nonacademic employment…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs
Stein, Sandra – 1981
A study was undertaken to investigate the expectations college professors have of either their doctoral or career mentors, especially the differences in expectations held by male and female professors. From the literature, a list of 27 common expectations was developed into a questionnaire. Full-time tenure-track faculty at a college and a…
Descriptors: Careers, College Faculty, Doctoral Programs, Expectation
SHUGRUE, MICHAEL F. – 1968
MISCONCEPTIONS CONCERNING THE ENGLISH PROFESSION, SPECIFICALLY THE PH.D. AND THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS, ARE ALREADY BEING EXPOSED BY DON CAMERON ALLEN'S STUDY, "THE PH.D. IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE," AND BY PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM THOMAS WILCOX'S "NATIONAL STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATE ENGLISH PROGRAMS." THE AVAILABILITY OF…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Faculty, Doctoral Programs, Educational Research
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
Hart, John Fraser – 1966
A shortage of qualified personnel in the field of geography in 1966 led to this national survey which assessed the current number of geographers in American colleges and universities. The principle source of information came from a set of questionnaires sent to the chairmen of 267 geography departments across the country. The results indicated…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Demand, Educational Supply, Educational Trends
Hart, John Fraser – 1972
This report supplements a 1966 report measuring trends in the production of geography graduates (see related document SO 008 431). The statistical information in this report was collected from published sources and a questionnaire sent to geography department chairmen in 1971. The results of the questionnaire indicate a surplus of Ph.D. graduates…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Demand, Educational Supply, Educational Trends
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Research and Development. – 1973
The Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) of 1962 established a "small" grants program for the support of dissertation research of candidates for the Ph.D. degree whose topics are related to manpower. The report presents the budget details of the awards in 1972; total grant proposals submitted; the geographical distribution of…
Descriptors: Awards, Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Programs, Educational Finance
