Origin of New Faculty in Sedimentary Petrology at Ph.D.-Granting Universities in the United States and Canada.

Thornton, Scott E.

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Origin of New Faculty in Sedimentary Petrology at Ph.D.-Granting Universities in the United States and Canada.

Thornton, Scott E.

Journal of Geological Education, v29 n4 p184-85 Sep 1981

To aid prospective graduate students in sedimentary petrology who wish to teach at colleges or universities, 121 doctoral graduates in this field are traced to their present appointments in higher education. Only 31 percent of these graduates attained this career goal. (Author/WB)

Descriptors: College Faculty, College Graduates, College Instruction, Doctoral Degrees, Employment, Employment Patterns, Geology, Higher Education, Science Education, Surveys

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