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APPENDIX B Questionnaires 53 PREPUBLICATION COPY -- UNEDITED PROOFS
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The 2006 Assessment of Research Doctorate Programs collects data about the doctoral programs in over 60 areas of study in American universities. This Institutional Questionnaire is designed to collect data about institution-wide policies and practices.
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Does the collective bargaining agreement for teaching assistants cover: Some teaching assistants All teaching assistants B2. Is there a collective bargaining agreement for research assistants on your campus?
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• For purposes of this question only, "Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering" in the taxonomy have been disaggregated into two separate broad fields: "Physical Sciences and Mathematics" and "Engineering." • Do not include Emerging Fields unless they are also included as part of a program in an established field within the taxonomy • Include doctoral students enrolled in your doctoral programs, whether or not they have been admitted to candidacy. • Do not include doctoral students who have declared that they only intend to earn a master's degree.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F1b. Of the Native American/Alaska Natives admitted to candidacy in the Life Sciences, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F2b. Of the Non-Hispanic Blacks admitted to candidacy in the Life Sciences, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F3b. Of the Non-Hispanic Whites admitted to candidacy in the Life Sciences, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F4b. Of the Hispanics admitted to candidacy in the Life Sciences, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F5b. Of the Asians and Pacific Islanders admitted to candidacy in the Life Sciences, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F6b. Of the Native Americans and Alaskan Natives admitted to candidacy in the Physical Sciences and Mathematics, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F7b. Of the Non-Hispanic Blacks admitted to candidacy in the Physical Sciences and Mathematics, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F8b. Of the Non-Hispanic Whites admitted to candidacy in the Physical Sciences and Mathematics, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F9b. Of the Hispanics admitted to candidacy in the Physical Sciences and Mathematics, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F10b. Of the Asians and Pacific Islanders admitted to candidacy in the Physical Sciences and Mathematics, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F11b. Of the Native Americans and Alaskan Natives admitted to candidacy in Engineering, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 69 PREPUBLICATION COPY -- UNEDITED PROOFS
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Number still 3 years 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 enrolled after or less years years years years years years years 10 years 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 Non-Hispanic Whites in Engineering F13a. Please record the number of Non-Hispanic Whites who entered the Engineering programs included in this study between 1996 and 2005.
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Number still 3 years 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 enrolled after or less years years years years years years years 10 years 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 Hispanics in Engineering F14a. Please record the number of Hispanics who entered the Engineering programs included in this study between 1996 and 2005.
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Number still 3 years 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 enrolled after or less years years years years years years years 10 years 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 Asians and Pacific Islanders in Engineering F15a. Please record the number of Asians and Pacific Islanders who entered the Engineering programs included in this study between 1996 and 2005.
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Number still 3 years 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 enrolled after or less years years years years years years years 10 years 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 Native Americans/Alaska Natives in the Social Sciences F16a. Please record the number of Native American/Alaska Natives who entered the Social Sciences programs included in this study between 1996 and 2005.
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Number still 3 years 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 enrolled after or less years years years years years years years 10 years 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 Non-Hispanic Blacks in the Social Sciences F17a. Please record the number of Non-Hispanic Blacks who entered the Social Sciences programs included in this study between 1996 and 2005.
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Number still 3 years 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 enrolled after or less years years years years years years years 10 years 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 Non-Hispanic Whites in the Social Sciences F18a. Please record the number of Non-Hispanic Whites who entered the Social Sciences programs included in this study between 1996 and 2005.
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Number still 3 years 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 enrolled after or less years years years years years years years 10 years 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 Hispanics in the Social Sciences F19a. Please record the number of Hispanics who entered the Social Sciences programs included in this study between 1996 and 2005.
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Number still 3 years 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 enrolled after or less years years years years years years years 10 years 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 Asians and Pacific Islanders in the Social Sciences F20a. Please record the number of Asians and Pacific Islanders who entered the Social Sciences programs included in this study between 1996 and 2005.
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Number still 3 years 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 enrolled after or less years years years years years years years 10 years 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 Native Americans/Alaska Natives in the Arts and Humanities 78 PREPUBLICATION COPY -- UNEDITED PROOFS
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F21b. Of the Native American/Alaskan Natives admitted to candidacy in the Arts and Humanities, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F22b. Of the Non-Hispanic Blacks admitted to candidacy in the Arts and Humanities, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F23b. Of the Non-Hispanic Whites admitted to candidacy in the Arts and Humanities, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F24b. Of the Hispanics admitted to candidacy in the Arts and Humanities, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the students who students students program without a left the program admitted to If none: enter master's or after receiving a doctoral zero doctoral degree master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 F25b. Of the Asians and Pacific Islanders admitted to candidacy in the Arts and Humanities, record the number of students from each cohort listed below who completed degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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The 2006 Assessment of Research Doctorate Programs collects data about the doctoral programs in over 60 areas of study in American universities. The information from your responses to this questionnaire will be compiled by Mathematica Policy Research and provided to the National Research Council for their analyses.
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____________________________ 1) Your program was selected because it satisfies at least three of the following four criteria for a doctoral program: 1.
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doctoral degree in engineering A doctorate in a specific engineering field such as mechanical engineering or biomedical engineering Part B Program Faculty Some institutions may find submitting this information easier in a spreadsheet format.
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and formally designated as faculty in the program, and not be an outside reader who reads the dissertation but does not contribute substantially to its development. Include emeritus faculty only if the faculty member has, within the past three years, either chaired a dissertation committee or been the primary instructor for a regular PhD course.
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Gender: Male Female Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Permanent Resident Temporary Visa Holder Unknown Race/Ethnicity: White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander American Indian or Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity Unknown University Address: *
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Gender: Male Female Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Permanent Resident Temporary Visa Holder Unknown Race/Ethnicity: White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander American Indian or Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity Unknown 90 PREPUBLICATION COPY -- UNEDITED PROOFS
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University Address: *
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Include emeritus faculty only if the faculty member has, within the past three years, either chaired a dissertation committee or been the primary instructor for a regular PhD course. Information Collected Answer Options Name: *
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Temporary Visa Holder Unknown Race/Ethnicity: White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander American Indian or Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity Unknown * =Required fields 93 PREPUBLICATION COPY -- UNEDITED PROOFS
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Of the core and new faculty members in the program who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, how many are: If none, enter zero White, Non-Hispanic: Black, Non-Hispanic: Hispanic: Asian or Pacific Islander: American Indian or Alaska Native: Race/Ethnicity Unknown: [Program will check to make sure the total of responses to this question equals the numbers entered for U.S.
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Yes No Part C Doctoral Program: Enrollment and Degree Completion In this section, we ask for information about your program's doctoral students and degree recipients, including demographic information, enrollments, and degrees awarded.
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C4. What is your program's policy regarding whether a master's degree in the field is required prior to admission to this program: Mark one only It is required prior to admission It is expected that students will earn it as a stage in their doctoral program Neither of the above C5.
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doctoral students enrolled in your program during the fall of 2005, how many were … If none: enter zero Male: Female: [Program will check to make sure the total of responses to this question equal the numbers entered for total in C8.]
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doctoral students enrolled in your program during the fall of 2005, how many were … If none: enter zero U.S. Citizens: Permanent Residents: Temporary Visa Holders: Citizenship Unknown: [Program will check to make sure the total of responses to this question equal the numbers entered for total in C8.]
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Dual professional degree/PhD students include students such as MD/PhD, DVM/PhD or ThD/PhD students. Can report separately on the dual professional degree/PhD students Cannot report separately on the dual professional degree/PhD students (skip to C12)
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Please indicate the criteria your program uses to admit students to candidacy. Mark all that apply Successful Completion of Required Coursework Successful Completion of Written Examination(s)
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[FILL if C10c = "can report separately Since you will be reporting them separately, please do NOT include the program's dual professional degree/PhD students in the numbers reported for questions C16a through C17b [FILL if C10c = "cannot report separately" Please include the program's dual professional degree/PhD students in the numbers reported for questions C16a through C17b • To preserve confidentiality, if the numbers in cells equal less than 5, the NRC will aggregate over cohorts so that the size of any reported cell is always greater than or equal to 5 • Include doctoral students enrolled in your doctoral program, whether or not they have been admitted to candidacy • Do not include students who only enroll with the intent of earning a master's degree and did not convert to doctoral students. • Doctoral students who "left the program" are those who are no longer enrolled at this time.
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C16b. Of the male students admitted to candidacy in your program, record the number who within the various time spans listed below completed doctoral degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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C17a. Please complete the table for the female students in your program Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the program students who left students students without a master's the program after admitted to If none: enter zero or doctoral degree receiving a doctoral master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 103 PREPUBLICATION COPY -- UNEDITED PROOFS
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C17b. Of the female students admitted to candidacy in your program, record the number who within the various time spans listed below completed doctoral degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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Dual professional degree/PhD students include students such as MD/PhD, DVM/PhD or ThD/PhD students. Number of Number of students Number of Number of entering doctoral who left the program students who left students students without a master's the program after admitted to If none: enter zero or doctoral degree receiving a doctoral master's degree candidacy 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 105 PREPUBLICATION COPY -- UNEDITED PROOFS
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C18b. Of the dual professional degree/PhD students admitted to candidacy in your program, record the number who within the various time spans listed below completed doctoral degrees within the given number of years after enrolling.
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D1. Did you require GREs from all students entering this doctoral program in 2005-2006?
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In the fall of 2005, how many doctoral students were appointed with sole responsibility for instruction of one or more courses or course sections? If none: enter zero Number of Students With Sole Responsibility: d.
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Prizes/awards to doctoral students for teaching and/or research Assistance/training in proposal preparation On-campus, graduate student research conferences Formal training in academic integrity/ethics Active graduate student association Staff assigned to the graduate student association Financial support for the graduate student association Posted academic grievance procedure Dispute resolution procedure Regular graduate program directors/coordinators meetings Annual review of all enrolled doctoral students Organized training to help students improve teaching skills Travel support to attend professional meetings 109 PREPUBLICATION COPY -- UNEDITED PROOFS
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Please list the interdisciplinary centers, programs, or clinics in which the greatest number of doctoral students from your program participate (conduct research, teach, or gain clinical experience)
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Part E Doctoral Program: Financial Support for Full -Time Students In this section, we ask for information about the financial support your program provides to its full-time doctoral students.
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Public Institutions Private Institutions In-state Out-of-state students students Modal Amount Of Total Support $__________ $__________ $__________ E3. For the 2005-2006 academic year, not including summer 2006, what was the modal amount of financial support your program provided to funded full-time first-year doctoral students in these three categories?
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who entered your program in the 2005-06 academic year had….. Number of Students If none: enter zero Full financial support: Partial financial support: No financial support: Total number of FFD doctoral students: [Program will check that the first three numbers add to the last number]
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] Fall term 2005 full-time doctoral students, record the number who received the various types of support indicated below: • Financial support is funding provided by your institution or program or by an external funding agency or organization.
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Yes No Part F Postdoctoral Scholars In this section, we ask for information about the postdoctoral scholars (postdocs)
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F1. During the 2005 Fall term, were any postdoctoral scholars, including those who are university employees or those on external or portable fellowships, working with core or new faculty in your program?
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postdoctoral scholars, how many were … If none: enter zero U.S. Citizens: Permanent Residents: Temporary Visa Holders: Citizenship Unknown: [Should total to the number in F2]
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postdoctoral scholars associated with this program, which four countries of origin provide the largest percentage of postdoctoral scholars on temporary visas to the program and what percentage of all postdoctoral scholars in the program do citizens of these countries comprise? Country of Origin Percentage of All Postdoctoral Scholars in the Program _____________________________ % _____________________________ % _____________________________ % _____________________________ % F4.
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The 2006 Assessment of Research Doctorate Programs collects data about the doctoral programs in over 60 areas of study in American universities. Your institution has identified your program in: ____(Name of program that was identified by the institution)
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Include emeritus faculty only if the faculty member has, within the past three years, either chaired a dissertation committee or been the primary instructor for a regular PhD course.
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Number of Students 3. How many of this program's currently enrolled doctoral students were in the candidacy stage as of the 2005-2006 academic year?
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This comparative assessment, the most comprehensive to date, is designed to assist prospective doctoral students with selecting programs that best fit their interests and to permit programs to benchmark themselves against similar programs. Your participation is important.
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Yes No A2i. Using the drop down list of graduate programs at this institution that are eligible for this study, please select the doctoral program or programs in which you are involved.
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A4. Please record your primary area of specialization.
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Then, using the drop down list, please select the field that comes closest to describing or including that additional area of specialization. IF NONE: CHECK THIS BOX: (should not skip to C1 but continue to A6)
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Please provide the name and location of your previous employer Previous employer: _______________________________________ City: ______________________________ _____ State: _________________________ __ Zip Code: _________________ Country:_ _____________ Ask B3 if B1 = any response except student B3. Which of the following employment sectors best describes your last employer immediately before being hired by this institution?
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PhD DSc EdD etc.) Other professional degree (e.g.
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or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.) in an appropriate field; and • the appointment is temporary; and • the appointment involves substantially full-time research or scholarship; and • the appointment is viewed as preparatory for a full-time academic and/or research career; and • the appointment is not part of a clinical training program; and • the appointee works under the supervision of a senior scholar or a department in a university or similar research institution (e.g., national laboratory, NIH, etc.)
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D2. Please list the Zip Codes that appeared on your publications as a reflection of your professional location between 2001 and 2006.
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• For articles in edited volumes. Please enter these in D5.
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? If None: Enter Zero Number of Supported Doctoral Students: [__]
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G Program Quality The charge to the Committee on an Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs includes the design and calculation of program ratings that use collected data to quantitatively estimate program quality.
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that you feel are the most important to program quality. In Column B, if you selected more than two characteristics, please select the TWO you feel are the most important.
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Number of student support activities provided at either the institutional or program level (This variable will be a tally of whether the following services are provided to graduate students at either the institutional or program level: orientation for new students, prizes/awards to doctoral students for teaching and/or research, formal training in academic integrity/ethics, travel funds to attend professional meetings, grievance/dispute resolution procedures, annual review of all enrolled doctoral students, training to improve teaching skills, institutionallysupported graduate student association, information about employment outcomes of graduates and on-campus graduate student research conferences)
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What is your racial background Mark all that apply American Indian or Alaska Native Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander Asian Black or African-American White I1. To help us understand the characteristics of faculty in doctoral programs without asking additional questions, and to enable us to access data from national databases (e.g., on citation counts)
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ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ CITY: _______________________ STATE: ______ ZIP CODE: _________ J3. Please provide your preferred e-mail address where you can be reached if there are responses in your questionnaire that require clarification or if you prefer to be contacted about the program ratings by email.
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A3. This question is asked because service of a doctoral admissions or curriculum committee is an alternate criterion for Core Program Faculty if they have no dissertation committee service in that program.
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C7. There is very little known about the postdoctoral experience and these questions will provide information on the career paths of individuals who have held postdocs in terms of the number and duration and how that has changed over time for doctoral faculty.
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G1.-G3. These questions ask for those characteristics of doctoral programs that the faculty member considers important.
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This is the first NRC assessment of doctoral programs in over ten years. The study is an effort to gather data about doctoral programs nationwide and provide data that will be helpful to students, faculty, administrators and those who make educational policy.
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Month Year A2a. Please record your primary area of specialization.
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c. Master's degree in your current doctoral program?
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Ask A10 if A9 = yes A10. From which of the following sources have you received travel funds for research presentations?
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Mark up to three sources National Fellowship/Scholarship Institutional Fellowship/Stipend Traineeship Teaching assistantship (TA) Research assistantship (RA)
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B1. When you entered your doctoral program, what were your primary and secondary career goals?
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B4. When you entered your doctoral program, for what type of employer did you believe you would work when you graduated?
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Yes No C2. When you entered your doctoral program, did the program provide you with written expectations (e.g., a handbook)
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b. Mentor or tutor an undergraduate student?
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• A mentor is an individual from whom you seek advice about your education, career development or other matters of concern to you as a graduate student Mark Yes or No for each Yes No a. I have a mentor in my program...........................................
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Mark one only An individual who serves as both advisor and mentor Advisor Mentor Graduate program director/coordinator Program staff University-wide career office Other – Specify most helpful source: C16. On a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is distant and 5 is interactive, how would you characterize your overall relationship with: Mark one for each category Highly Distant, Interactive, Antagonistic Supportive Neutral or Hostile 5 4 3 2 1 a.
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A lot Some Not at all C23. In the space below, please provide any additional comments you would like to make about your doctoral program, its characteristics or quality: 152 PREPUBLICATION COPY -- UNEDITED PROOFS
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D1. Thinking about your graduate education and dissertation research, please rate the adequacy of the support that has been available to you in each of the following areas: Mark one for each category Not Don't Excellent Good Fair Poor Applicable Know a.
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g. Doctoral degree.......................................................................................
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Mark all that apply American Indian or Alaska Native Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander Asian Black or African-American White Thank you for your time!
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Research Opportunity: Questions 9-10 obtain data on the number of research publications you may have written and presentations given. These data provide an indication of the research experiences that students obtain in a program and offer an indicator of the extent to which students are encouraged to develop their own research interests and skills Financial Support: Questions 11-13 obtain information on the level and type of financial support that students in a program have.
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Social Integration: Barbara Lovitts' book, Leaving the Ivy Hall, identified the degree to which a student feels part of a department as a critical factor in determining whether a student completes a doctoral program. Questions C15, C16, C17, C18, C20, C21, and D1 collect data on the degree to which students feel supported by faculty and peers, have opportunities to interact with faculty and students, and the quality of the interaction.
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Social Integration: As noted above, the degree to which a student feels part of a department as a critical factor in determining whether a student completes a doctoral program. Question D5, along with other questions, collects data on opportunities for social interaction.
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Keep this "universe" of programs in mind as you rate each of the 15 programs relative to this universe, not to each other. • Please reflect on what you consider important in a doctoral program as you decide on your ratings.
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project. If you have any questions about the study or this questionnaire, please email us at NRCAssessment@mathematica-mpr.com.
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To do so, please click on this link: Click here for a list of all institutions in the study with programs in this field: 3. To begin considering programs individually, click on the link provided for each institution.
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Institution: {name} Location: {place} Program: {name} Program URL: {URL} Two types of information are presented about this program – the names of the faculty who are currently working with doctoral students, followed by a few facts about the program and its faculty. Faculty Names (Faculty spreadsheet)
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On a scale from 1 to 6, where 1 equals not adequate for doctoral education and 6 equals a distinguished program, how would you rate this program? Not Adequate For Doctoral Don't Know Education Marginal Adequate Good Strong Distinguished Well Enough 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 SAVE SAVE -- GO TO SAVE/GO TO NEXT QUIT FOR NOW SUMMARY PAGE PROGRAM 163 PREPUBLICATION COPY -- UNEDITED PROOFS
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Listed below are your responses to the rating questions you answered. Please review them carefully.
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