Title The path to the Ph. D : measuring graduate attrition in the sciences and humanities / Ad Hoc Panel on Graduate Attrition Advisory Committee, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council.

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Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.

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Description	1 online resource (xii, 78 pages) : illustrations, charts
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	Current approaches to the measurement of graduate attrition -- Identifying factors thought to contribute to graduate attrition.
Summary	There is a growing concern among educators and policymakers about the level of attrition from Ph. D. programs in the sciences and humanities at some U.S. universities. Reliable estimates of graduate student attrition are difficult to obtain, however, because most information comes from the administrative records of individual institutions. This book provides a summary of datasets that could be used to analyze patterns of graduate student attrition and degree completion nationally, along with an analysis of recent studies on the subject. Based on this information, the committee examines the feasibility of designing a system to produce national estimates of graduate student attrition.
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Subject	Doctor of philosophy degree -- United States.
	Doctor of philosophy degree.
	United States.
	College dropouts -- United States.
	College dropouts.
	Universities and colleges -- United States -- Graduate work.
	Universities and colleges.
	Universities and colleges -- Graduate work.
	Universities and colleges -- United States -- Sociological aspects.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	National Research Council (U.S.). Ad Hoc Panel on Graduate Attrition Advisory Committee.
Added Title	Ph. D
Other Form:	Print version: Path to the Ph. D. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996 0309054826 (DLC) 96067827 (OCoLC)36333623
ISBN	0585022143 (electronic book)
	9780585022147 (electronic book)
	0309054826 (paperback)
	9780309054829 (paperback)

Title The path to the Ph. D : measuring graduate attrition in the sciences and humanities / Ad Hoc Panel on Graduate Attrition Advisory Committee, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council.

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