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Peer reviewedZumeta, William – Science, Technology, and Human Values, 1984
Data from three national surveys were analyzed to examine: (1) the rapid growth in postdoctoral activity; (2) the changing motivations of postdoctorals; (3) qualitative shifts in the postdoctoral population; and (4) possible changes in the character and quality of the postdoctoral experience. (JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Doctoral Programs, Educational Quality, Educational Trends
Geiger, Roger L. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1991
Current trends affecting private research universities include: privatization, more programmatic support of research, dispersion of university research, and a shift in the balance of activities from the center toward the periphery. Differences in finance and control of private universities are related to their disproportionate importance, given…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Engineering, Federal Aid, Financial Support
