Three magic letters : getting to Ph.D. /
Michael T. Nettles, Catherine M. Millett.
- xxxi, 329 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A map from the past to the present -- Context, trends, and conceptual framework for research -- Survey design and research logistics -- Demographics of the sample -- Admissions and screening -- Financing a doctoral education -- Socialization -- Research productivity -- Satisfaction, performance, and throughput -- Rate of progress -- Elements that matter : predicting experiences and performance -- Interpreting field differences -- Implications : group specific -- The doctoral student experience : new answers and new questions.
080188232X (hardcover : alk. paper)
2005006472
Doctor of philosophy degree--United States Doctor of philosophy degree--United States--Statistics Graduate students--United States Educational surveys--United States