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Download full textAtelsek, Frank J.; Gomberg, Irene L. – 1976
Focus in this survey, conducted at the request of the National Science Foundation, is on young doctorate faculty (i.e., those receiving their Ph.D. in the last five years) employed full-time in science and engineering departments at Ph.D.-granting institutions. Questionnaire responses were obtained from 1,148 departments at 137 institutions. They…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Age, College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees
Atelsek, Frank J.; Gomberg, Irene L. – 1977
A survey was conducted to obtain information on the progress and degree attainment of minority students in colleges and universities. Between July 1973 and June 1974, 7.8 percent of the baccalaureates from 1,704 schools in the U.S. were awarded to minority students (Blacks, Spanish-surnamed Americans, Asian-Americans, and American Indians).…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Bachelors Degrees, Black Colleges
Atelsek, Frank J.; Gomberg, Irene L. – 1976
This survey on faculty involvement in research and the ability of faculty investigators to obtain support in research areas of their own choosing elicited information from doctorate-level departments in each of 16 selected science and engineering fields on: (1) the number of full-time doctorate faculty and the proportion of time they spend on…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Engineering, Financial Support, Higher Education
Atelsek, Frank J.; Gomberg, Irene L. – 1976
The 32nd survey of the Higher Education Panel deals with the level of support over the past five years for foreign area research activities within organized centers at research universities. The survey was prompted by a concern that support for research in international affairs has declined sharply in recent years. Data were received from 48…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Problems, Financial Support, Institutions
Atelsek, Frank J. – 1984
Opinions of senior academic officials about changes in the quality of students in science and engineering (S/E) fields over the past 5 years were surveyed in 1982. Responses were received from officials from 387 institutions with undergraduate programs and 298 schools with graduate programs. Sixty-one percent of the officials believed that…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Quality, Engineering
Atelsek, Frank J.; Gomberg, Irene L. – 1979
A study was conducted to determine the proportion of young doctoral faculty (i.e., received the Ph.D. within the past seven years), the extent of their activity in seeking research support, and the possible reasons for any slackening in their search for support in recent years. Trends based on earlier surveys on the same topic are analyzed.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns, Engineering
Atelsek, Frank J.; Gomberg, Irene L. – 1980
Refund policies and practices at universities and four-year and two-year colleges that are members of the Higher Education Panel of the American Council on Education were surveyed. The focus was on policies regarding freshmen students who terminate their studies before completing their first term. Usable responses were received from 580…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Instructional Student Costs
Atelsek, Frank J.; Gomberg, Irene L. – 1979
A survey was conducted to gather information about the kinds of formal and informal procedures colleges and universities follow to facilitate sharing of scientific equipment. The survey data represent weighted national estimates for 676 institutions, including all public and private universities, all medical colleges, and all four-year colleges…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Equipment Utilization, Higher Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation
PDF pending restorationGomberg, Irene L.; Atelsek, Frank J. – 1980
At the request of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Higher Education Panel (a stratified sample of 760 colleges and universities) collected information on the level of institutional expenditures for research equipment, the federal contribution to those expenditures, and the share of funds expended for high-cost items. The data were…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Science, Doctoral Programs, Engineering Education
Gomberg, Irene L.; Atelsek, Frank J. – 1979
The types and sources of financial assistance provided to undergraduate students by their institutions during 1976-77 were investigated as part of a survey conducted by the American Council on Education (ACE). A sample of 760 colleges and universities that comprise ACE's Higher Education Panel were asked to report the amounts and kinds of…
Descriptors: College Students, Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Family Income
