Assessing research-doctorate programs : a methodology study
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Assessing research-doctorate programs : a methodology study
National Academies Press, c2003
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-66)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
How should we assess and present information about the quality of research-doctorate programs? In recommending that the 1995 NRC rankings in Assessing the Quality of Research-Doctorate Programs: Continuity and Change be updated as soon as possible, this study presents an improved approach to doctoral program assessment which will be useful to administrators, faculty, and others with an interest in improving the education of Ph.D.s in the United States. It reviews the methodology of the 1995 NRC rankings and recommends changes, including the collection of new data about Ph.D. students, additional data about faculty, and new techniques to present data on the qualitative assessment of doctoral program reputation. It also recommends revision of the taxonomy of fields from that used in the 1995 rankings.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. How the Study Was Conducted
3. Taxonomy
4. Quantitative Measures
5. Student Education and Outcomes
6. Reputation and Data Presentation
7. General Conclusions and Recommendations
8. References
Appendix A: Biographical Sketches: Committee and Panels
Appendix B: Program-Initiation Consultation with Organizations
Appendix C: Meetings and Participants
Appendix D: Sample Questionnaires
Appendix E: Taxonomy of Fields and Their Subfields
Appendix F: Fields for Ph.D.s Granted During 1996-2001
Appendix G: Technical and Statistical Techniques
Table of Contents
- 1 Front Matter
- 2 Executive Summary
- 3 1. Introduction
- 4 2. How the Study Was Conducted
- 5 3. Taxonomy
- 6 4. Quantitative Measures
- 7 5. Student Education and Outcomes
- 8 6. Reputation and Data Presentation
- 9 7. General Conclusions and Recommendations
- 10 8. References
- 11 Appendix A: Biographical Sketches: Committee and Panels
- 12 Appendix B: Program-Initiation Consultation with Organizations
- 13 Appendix C: Meetings and Participants
- 14 Appendix D: Sample Questionnaires
- 15 Appendix E: Taxonomy of Fields and Their Subfields
- 16 Appendix F: Fields for Ph.D.s Granted During 1996-2001
- 17 Appendix G: Technical and Statistical Techniques
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