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Appendix A: Workshop Summary and Agenda
Appendix A: Workshop Summary and Agenda
Pages 81-85
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. The workshop goals were to • clarify issues concerning alternative approaches to using the ACS as a sampling frame for the NSCG; • identify issues related to the use of field-of-degree information on the ACS with regard to statistical methodology, data quality, and data products; • consider the use of field-of-degree and other information from the ACS as a screening element for subsequent surveys such as the NSCG, which until now has used level of degree information from the decennial census long form; and • consider relevance and adequacy of ACS products for meeting current and emerging data needs for NSF.
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The amended act calls for NSF to collect and analyze demographic and education information on individuals with degrees in science and engineering and to design, establish, and maintain a data collection and analysis capability for the purpose of identifying and assessing the number and characteristics of scientists and engineers in the United States. Additional congressional mandates require NSF to produce the Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering and Science and Engineering Indicators biennial reports.
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, assessing the response correspondence and rate of inconsistencies between the open-ended and categorical questions, determining the general impact to NSCG's sampling frame, and comparing item nonresponse rates for the educational attainment question that precedes the field-of-degree question. The preliminary results from this evaluation process are expected in early 2008 with the goal to have approval by the U.S.
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20001 Room 101 WORKSHOP AGENDA Friday, October 5 8:00-8:30 am Call to Order and Introductions Hal Stern, Chair 8:30-10:30 am Session 1: Future Design of the NSF Workforce Surveys Moderator: Dan Black Mary Frase, Deputy Director, Division of Science Resources Statistics, NSF 10:45 am-12:15 pm Session 2: Requirements for the National Survey of College Graduates Moderator: Cathy Weinberger Roundtable Discussion of Uses by Panel Members Using NSCG Data in Wage Inequality Research Donna Ginther, University of Kansas (by phone) Using NSCG Data in Assessing the Quality and Composition of the Scientific Workforce Sharon Levin, University of Missouri, Kansas City (by phone)
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APPENDIX A 85 1:00-2:30 pm Session 3: Use of the American Community Survey as a Sample Frame and for Analytical Purposes Moderator: Chet Bowie Plans for Methods Panel and Testing FOD Question Jennifer Tancreto, Chief, ACS Data Collection Methods Staff A ccess to ACS Data for Sample Design and Analysis Cheryl Landman, Chief, Demographic Surveys Division 2:45-4:00 pm Session 4: Sample Design Options and Criteria Moderator: Robert Santos Discussion of Options Stephen H Cohen, Chief Statistician, Science Resources Statistics Division, NSF 4:00-5:30 pm Open Discussion and Summary Hal Stern, Chair Guest Panelist: Graham Kalton, Chair, NRC Panel on the Functionality and Usability of Data from the American Community Survey
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