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The path to the Ph. D : measuring graduate attrition in the sciences and humanities / Ad Hoc Panel on Graduate Attrition Advisory Committee, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 78 pages) : illustrations, chartsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585022143
  • 9780585022147
Other title:
  • Ph. D
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Path to the Ph. D.DDC classification:
  • 378.2 21
LOC classification:
  • LB2386 .P38 1996eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Current approaches to the measurement of graduate attrition -- Identifying factors thought to contribute to graduate attrition.
Summary: There is a growing concern among educators and policymakers about the level of attrition from Ph. D. programs in the sciences and humanities at some U.S. universities. Reliable estimates of graduate student attrition are difficult to obtain, however, because most information comes from the administrative records of individual institutions. This book provides a summary of datasets that could be used to analyze patterns of graduate student attrition and degree completion nationally, along with an analysis of recent studies on the subject. Based on this information, the committee examines the feasibility of designing a system to produce national estimates of graduate student attrition.
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