This "First Look" presents findings from the provisional data of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) fall 2014 data collection, which included three survey components: (1) Institutional Characteristics for the 2014-15 academic year; (2) Completions, covering the period July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014; and (3)…

The purpose of this survey was to gather the opinions of a group of randomly selected members of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) regarding the quality of graduate programs in art education. (Author)

U.S. enrollment in science and engineering (S&E) graduate programs in 2007 increased by 3.3% over comparable data for 2006. This is the highest annual growth rate since 2002 and is nearly double the 1.7% growth rate seen in 2006. First-time, full-time enrollment of foreign students (the terms "foreign student" and "temporary" visa holder are…

A survey was conducted to determine the post-graduation activities of students who graduated from North Carolina State University in May 1974. The questionnaire was distributed prior to graduation to students about to receive bachelor's degrees in Agriculture and Life Sciences, Design, Education, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Physical and…

A school principal's job has never been tougher. The accountability movement--culminating with the federal No Child Left Behind law in 2001--has put pressure on principals to improve student performance, resulting in school leaders' transitioning from a more administrative role to becoming more heavily involved in assessment, instruction,…

This report is based on the survey Opening Fall Enrollment (Higher Education), 1969: Supplementary Information, which was part of the 4th Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). The report comprises 3 tables showing fall 1969 enrollment data by state. The first table includes data on students in programs chiefly creditable toward…

This data brief presents the results of the 1997 Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR). The survey questions target information on the labor market outcomes of recent doctorate holders. The results of the science and engineering (S&E) doctorate holders survey point out a difference between initial plans and employment due to changing plans during…

This survey, undertaken at the request of the National Science Foundation, was conducted in an attempt to obtain current data on compensation practices for graduate research assistants, and to determine variations among departments and types of institutions. Questions were directed toward policies governing compensation rates and ranges of…

Libraries of ninety universities granting doctorates were surveyed regarding binding, cataloging, classification, storage and checking of format practices for theses and dissertations. Recommended processing practice involves full descriptive and subject cataloging with author input on the latter point, and the elimination of all but the most…

Results of a questionnaire sent to 200 institutions of higher learning in the Southeast to determine attitudes toward the Doctor of Arts degree in foreign languages. (DS)

The purpose of this study was to augment current knowledge regarding the antecedents of statistics anxiety and negative attitudes toward statistics among graduate students. The researchers also sought to investigate and identify promising methods for gathering and analyzing data in order to advance study in this emerging domain. Initially, 3 focus…