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Ph.D.s and Postdoctoral Appointments. Issues Brief.
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National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel. – 1995
This report looks at trends from 1973 to 1993 in new science and engineering doctoral degree recipients' post-graduation plans in order to note changes in the proportion planning postdoctoral appointments (postdocs). Examination of this question found that between 1973 and 1993 the proportion of doctoral graduates with "definite plans" at the time…
Descriptors: Career Development, Doctoral Degrees, Education Work Relationship, Educational Trends