ERIC Number: ED607296
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jan
Pages: 16
Abstractor: ERIC
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The State of Linguistics in Higher Education Annual Report 2013
Friedman, Lauren; Reed, Alyson
Linguistic Society of America
In an effort to document demographic changes in the academic linguistics community, the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) has commissioned an annual report detailing information about job titles, students, degrees awarded, average salaries, and more. The report offers information about trends in student enrollment and employment by industry. Data for the report was compiled primarily from self-reported information to the LSA's online Directory of Linguistics Programs and Departments. It also includes information based on U.S. federal surveys of PhD linguists and institutions, along with data gleaned from the LSA membership database. Trends in linguistics for this year include: (1) The most common career outcome for linguistics PhDs is in higher education; (2) Within higher education, departments report that most members of their faculty are full professors, but the non-professorial category is growing, particularly for women in "other full-time positions"; (3) The field of linguistics is growing most rapidly for undergraduates, with an increase of approximately 200 more students pursuing BA degrees annually; (4) Most undergraduate degrees awarded are to women. Although women represent just fewer than 60 percent of graduate students in linguistics, a number which has been increasing over the last 50 years, women comprise almost 70 percent of the undergraduate population; and (5) The top three specializations for graduate students are: Syntax, Applied Linguistics, and Phonology.
Descriptors: Linguistics, Higher Education, Salaries, Enrollment Trends, Trend Analysis, Employment, Doctoral Degrees, Professional Associations, College Faculty, Educational Attainment, Academic Rank (Professional), Undergraduate Students, Gender Differences, Syntax, Applied Linguistics, Specialization, Phonology, Databases, Academic Degrees, Financial Support, Ethnicity, Citizenship, Group Membership, National Surveys, Majors (Students), Graduate Students
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Linguistic Society of America (LSA)
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