The Path to the Ph.D. Measuring Graduate Attrition in the Sciences and Humanities (1996) / Chapter Skim
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APPENDIX B
APPENDIX B
Pages 75-78
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PURPOSE OF THE TRACKING SYSTEM The purpose of a longitudinal tracking system for graduate students is to construct a data base that provides a comprehensive picture of student progress through advanced degree work. The system should permit the analysis of variables contributing to successful and unsuccessfi~!
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To design and mount an effective student tracking system at the doctoral level, an institutionally based committee or graduate office would be needed to provide data managers with specific information about important differences in the graduate programs that must be reflected in longitudinal student records. For example, does the doctoral program include a master's degree requirement on the way to the doctorate?
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program transfer student (Dom) Demographic Characteristics gender date of birth race/e~nic physical identification disabilities VARIABLE DATA ELEMENTS Demographic Characteristics citizenship mantal status number of dependents Enrollment Characteristics by Semester credits completed grade point average type of student support attendance status (fi~-t~me, part-time, on leave)
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Zwick, Rebecca 1991 An Analysis of Graduate School Careers in Three Universities: Differences in Attainment Patterns Across Academic Programs and Demographic Groups. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.
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