ERIC Number: ED527095
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Oct
Pages: 8
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Physics Doctorates: Skills Used & Satisfaction with Employment--Data from the Degree Recipient Follow-Up Survey for the Classes of 2007 and 2008. Focus On
Mulvey, Patrick; Shindel, Brandon
Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics
Each fall the Statistical Research Center conducts its Survey of Enrollments and Degrees, which asks all degree-granting physics and astronomy departments in the US to provide information concerning the numbers of students they have enrolled and counts of recent degree recipients. In connection with this survey, the authors ask for the names and contact information for their recent degree recipients. This degree recipient information is used to conduct the authors' follow-up survey in the winter following the academic year in which they received their degrees. The data in this "Focus On" come from that survey. (Contains 3 figures and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Physics, Doctoral Degrees, Enrollment, National Surveys, Followup Studies, Job Satisfaction, Job Skills, Knowledge Level
Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3067; Fax: 301-209-0843; e-mail: stats@aip.org; Web site: http://www.aip.org/statistics
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: American Institute of Physics, Statistical Research Center
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