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Science Resources Studies Highlights, 1983
Presented are highlights from the Survey of Earned Doctorates, focusing on: trends in doctorate production by field, sex, and citizenship; employment of science and engineering (S/E) doctorates; and science and mathematics education doctorates. Approximately 95 percent of the 1982 recipients of the Ph.D. and similar doctorates responded to a…
Descriptors: Citizenship, College Mathematics, College Science, Doctoral Degrees
Ellis, Susanne D. – 1986
Results of the American Institute of Physics' 1985 annual employment survey in physics and astronomy are presented in table form accompanied by narrative analysis. Information includes: time spent by 1984-85 physics degree recipients in securing employment, by degree level; changes in occupational status of physics and astronomy degree recipients…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations
Ellis, Susanne D. – 1987
Results of the American Institute of Physics' 1986 annual employment survey in physics and astronomy are presented in table form accompanied by narrative analysis. Information includes: time spent by 1985-86 physics degree recipients in securing employment, by degree level; changes in occupational status of physics and astronomy degree recipients…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations
Broyles, Susan G.; And Others – 1981
Information is presented on foreign graduate students, foreign science and engineering (S/E) students in master's-granting institutions. The impact of these foreign graduates in the U.S. labor force is also assessed. The data were obtained from the National Science Foundation-conducted graduate science students and postdoctorates survey of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns, Engineering
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Wittman, Milton – Journal of Education for Social Work, 1979
Presented are trends and projections in social work doctoral education including: historical summary, review of existing studies, increasing productivity in next decade providing resources are not curtailed, and need for more emphasis on postdoctoral education. Central objectives in social work relate to social policy, teaching, and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)
Gilmore, Robert J.; Marsh, Susan-Marie; Garza, Sylvia – 1999
This report presents a synopsis of grants awarded by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs from FY 1990 through 1999 to encourage the further development of skilled doctoral and postdoctoral level special educators and related services personnel. Doctoral level training grants typically propose programming for the preparation of a truly…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
Data on the characteristics of doctoral degree recipients are charted and graphed, including race, national origin (foreign students), age, program length, sex, citizenship status, planned postdoctoral study and/or employment, primary postdoctoral employment activity, and discipline group. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Age, Citizenship, Doctoral Degrees
Gilford, Dorothy M. – 1978
A brief summary of data gathered from the Survey of Earned Doctorates during the academic year 1976-1977 is presented in this, the eleventh in a series of yearly summaries of data, a series that began in 1967. Data was obtained from questionnaires filled out by the graduates as they completed all requirements for their doctoral degrees, and refers…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Chemistry, Classical Literature, Doctoral Degrees
Ellis, Susanne D. – 1985
The employment status of 1984-1985 degree recipients in physics and astronomy was surveyed. Information is presented on changes in occupational status of physics and astronomy degree recipients between summer of 1984 and the following winter. The characteristics of graduates of both fields who were employed full-time or undertaking postdoctoral…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Degrees (Academic)
Ellis, Susanne D. – 1983
The employment status of 1981-1982 degree recipients in physics and astronomy was surveyed. Information is presented on changes in occupational status of physics and astronomy degree recipients which occurred between the summer of 1982 and the following winter. The characteristics of graduates of both fields who were employed full-time or…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Degrees (Academic)
Cox, Virginia B.; Khoury, Bernard V. – 1982
Results of the Council of Graduate Schools-Graduate Record Examinations Board 1981-1982 Survey of Graduate Enrollment, Part II are presented, based on usable responses from 299 institutions. The survey findings provide information about changes in the pattern of graduate school enrollment and allow comparisons between public and private…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Enrollment Trends, Fellowships, Females
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Human Resources. – 1979
The status of women scientists in academic institutions is examined as well as women's current situation in postdoctoral training and their role on national science advisory boards. Obstacles that women must overcome to become professional scientists are discussed in Chapter I, focusing on cultural and structural factors. Characteristics,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Career Ladders, College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1995
In 10 papers by independent experts, this volume explores the trends in and prospects for research training in member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. "Problems and Prospects of Research Training in the 1990s" (Stuart Blume) looks at trends in national policy toward research training and issues of…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs
Burrelli, Joan – 1997
This document presents estimates of graduate enrollment and postdoctoral employment at the beginning of the academic year 1995-96 at all institutions in the United States that granted doctorate or Master's degrees in any science or engineering field. The survey universe is derived from the ongoing National Science Foundation/National Institutes of…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Employment, Engineering Education, Enrollment
Science Resources Studies Highlights, 1982
Results of the 1981 Survey of Earned Doctorates, which is conducted by five federal agencies, are summarized. About 95 percent of the annual cohort of recipients of the Ph.D. and similar doctorates respond to the survey questionnaire. The database also includes some information on nonrespondents obtained from public sources; recipients of…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Career Choice, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Opportunities
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