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White, Patricia E.; Lewis, Laurie L. – 1992
In 1991, a survey questionnaire concerning undergraduate education in physics was sent to a nationally representative sample of 597 four-year colleges and universities. Of these, 475 had an undergraduate physics department or a department with a physics program, and met the criteria for inclusion in the study. Responses were received from 450 of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Science, Higher Education, Physics
White, Patricia E.; Lewis, Laurie L. – 1992
In 1991, a survey questionnaire concerning undergraduate education in geology was sent to a nationally representative sample of 597 four-year colleges and universities. Of these, 275 had an undergraduate geology department or a department with a geology program, and met the criteria for inclusion in the study. Responses were received from 262 of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Science, Earth Science, Geology
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Griffin, Villard S., Jr. – Journal of Geological Education, 1979
Reports of a survey of 36 Southeastern United States geoscience departments on policy, faculty size, salaries, teaching, and research. Departments are classified into five categories by university enrollment. (Author/MA)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Science, Geology, Higher Education
Babco, Eleanor L. – 1983
This study brings together published and previously unpublished salary data from more than 50 salary surveys to provide a comprehensive picture of current salaries in industry, government, and educational institutions with breakouts by field, highest degree, sex, years since first degree, age group, category of employment, work activity, type of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Science, Engineers, Federal Government
Physiologist, 1984
Presents the full questionnaire sent to chairmen of physiology departments, with statistical data (grand totals and means per department) provided for each item on the questionnaire. Includes histograms of faculty salaries and data on departmental budgets and space. (JN)
Descriptors: Budgets, College Faculty, College Science, Higher Education
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Stockdale, Dennis L.; Wochok, Zachary S. – Science Education, 1973
Discusses present trends in preparation of college teachers, especially the non-research training activities in graduate programs. Indicates that the 1972 National Science Foundation announcement about the development of the Advanced Science Education Program can serve as an aid in meeting the challenge facing the scientific community. (CC)
Descriptors: Career Education, College Faculty, Educational Programs, Graduate Study
Marcus, Laurence R. – 1976
As part of a study of the implementation of affirmative action in academic affairs at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, interviews were conducted with the heads of ten of the eleven departments and programs of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (FNSM). The data received were combined with written data available in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Astronomy, Biochemistry, Botany