An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States Humanities (1982) / Chapter Skim
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7 German Language and Literature Programs
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universities in this five-year span.t On the average, 15 full-time and part-time students intending to earn doctorates were enrolled in a program in December 1980, with an average faculty size of 9 members .2 Only three of the programs were initiated since 1970, and no two programs are located in the same university. In addition to the 48 institutions represented in this discipline, another 5 were initially identified as meeting the criteria3 for inclusion in the assessment: Boston College University of California -- Riverside Columbia University University of Kentucky Syracuse University German programs at these five institutions have not been included in the evaluations in this discipline, since in each case the study coordinator either indicated that the institution did not at that time Data from the NRC's Survey of Earned Doctorates indicate that 636 research doctorates in German language and literature were awarded by U.S.
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To assist the reader in interpreting results of the survey evaluations, estimated standard errors have been computed for mean ratings of the scholarly quality of faculty in 48 German programs (and are given in Table 7.1~. For each program the mean rating and an associated "confidence interval" of 1.5 standard errors are illustrated in Figure 7.3 (listed in order of highest to lowest mean rating)
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101 of the mean ratings of higher-rated programs than lower-rated programs. This generalization results primarily from the fact that evaluators are not as likely to be familiar with the less prestigious programs, and consequently the mean ratings of these programs are usually based on fewer survey responses.
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001. Brown University 8 9 7 NA NA NA NA German 4 7 45 41 002.
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2.7 1.8 0.7 1.1 -0.4 .10 .08 .09 .07 48 51 41 48 41 020. 2.0 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.1 .10 .08 .07 .07 41 43 48 41 4d NOTE: On the first line of data for every program, raw values for each measure are reported; on the second line values are reported in standardized form, with mean = 50 and standard deviation = 10.
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15 .14 50 35 10 .29 44 51 9 .36 43 57 5 NA 39 9 43 .08 9. 33 7 .18 41 42 8 NA 42 23 58 9 43 36 16 23 55 58 3 6 36 40 15 17 53 52 8 14 43 49 8 41 43 77 25 60 9 43 15 50 23 58 20 55 9.3 47 10.5 38 11.8 29 NA 44 8.9 50 NA .32 10.0 53 42 .54 8.7 71 52 NA NA .19 9.3 42 47 NA NA .43 42 .50 49 .64 62 NA .39 38 .45 44 NA .61 59 .50 49 NA .39 38 NA .39 6.5 .62 58 68 60 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .36 9.5 56 46 .30 8.9 52 50 .10 39 .19 46 .27 52 NA .08 38 .10 39 NA .39 60 .42 62 NA .08 38 NA .54 71 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 54 .15 52 43 67 .38 65 60 NOTE: On the first line of data for every program, raw values for each measure are reported; on the second line values are reported in standardized form, with mean = 50 and standard deviation = 10.
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(11) .07 .06 .08 ,07 .08 .07 .05 .07 .09 .07 .08 .05 .06 .06 .09 .07 .06 .06 .08 .06 .09 .06 .10 .08 .04 .07 .11 .08 .08 .07 .08 .06 .08 .06 .10 .08 .06 .07 .07 .06 .07 .04 .12 .09 .09 .07 .11 .09 .08 .07 .09 .07 .07 .06 .08 .07 .05 .06 .13 .09 .09 .07 .13 .10 .08 .07 .08 .06 .07 .05 NOTE: On the first line of data for every program, raw values for each measure are reported; on the second line values are reported in standardized form, with mean = 50 and standard deviation = 10.
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(07) .20 11.5 .50 43 31 49 .45 8.5 64 53 .46 7.0 64 64 NA NA .23 10.0 46 42 .11 8.0 36 57 .21 6.3 44 69 .39 38 .46 44 NA .50 49 .56 54 8.5 .42 53 41 .64 62 NOTE: On the first line of data for every program, raw values for each measure are reported; on the second line values are reported in standardized form, with mean = 50 and standard deviation = 10.
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4.5 2.6 1.2 1.9 1.6 .07 .06 .05 .04 67 67 62 69 60 048. 4.5 2.6 0.9 1.8 2.1 .07 .05 .05 .04 67 68 52 67 65 NOTE: On the first line of data for every program, raw values for each measure are reported; on the second line values are reported in standardized form, with mean = 50 and standard deviation = 10.
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108 TABLE 7.2 Summary Statistics Describing Each Program Measure -- German Language & Literature Number of Programs Standard D E C ~ L E S Measure Evaluated Mean Deviation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Program Size 01 Raw Value 48 9 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 10 13 16 Std Value 48 50 10 40 42 45 45 47 47 52 59 66 02 Raw Value 48 13 7 5 7 8 10 11 13 17 19 22 Std Value 48 50 10 39 42 43 46 47 50 56 59 63 03 Raw Value 46 15 10 5 7 9 10 13 15 19 23 29 Std Value 46 50 10 39 41 43 44 47 50 54 58 64 Program Graduates 04 Raw Value 30 .28 .12 .11 .16 .19 .23 .29 .32 .36 .38 .45 Std Value 30 50 10 36 40 43 46 51 53 57 58 64 05 Raw Value 29 8.9 1.4 11.3 10.0 9.6 9.2 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.0 7.0 Std Value 29 50 10 32 42 45 48 51 51 53 56 64 06 Raw Value 30 .51 .10 .39 .40 .45 .46 .50 .54 .56 .62 .64 Std Value 30 50 10 38 39 44 45 49 53 55 61 63 07 Raw Value 30 .25 .14 .09 .10 .13 .15 .21 .27 .32 .39 .43 Std Value 30 50 10 39 39 41 43 47 51 55 60 63 Survey Results 08 Raw Value 48 2.9 .9 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 4.2 Std Value 48 50 10 36 39 44 47 51 53 55 58 64 09 Raw Value 48 1.7 .5 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.4 Std Value 48 50 10 36 40 44 48 52 54 56 58 64 10 Raw Value 48 .9 .2 .7 .7 .8 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 Std Value 48 50 10 41 41 45 50 50 55 55 55 64 11 Raw Value 48 1.2 .3 .8 .9 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.7 Std Value 48 50 10 38 41 44 44 50 53 56 59 64 University Library 12 Raw Value 45 .5 1.0 -.9 -.5 -.4 .1 .4 .7 .9 1.6 2.0 Std Value 45 50 10 37 40 41 46 49 52 54 61 64 NOTE: Standardized values reported in the preceding table have been computed from exact values of the mean and standard deviation and not the rounded values reported here.
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109 TABLE 7.3 Intercorrelations Among Program Measures on 48 Programs in German Language & Literature Measure 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Program Size 01 .44 .41 -.16 -.02 .14 .25 .62 .64 .43 .54 .52 02 .32 -.24 .03 .08 -.05 .58 .66 .12 .52 .51 03 -.05 -.19 .21 .42 .41 .44 .06 .40 .34 Program Graduates 04 .20 .15 .17 -.14 -.09 -.06 -.19 -.17 05 -.10 .32 .24 .20 .21 .21 .18 06 .52 .24 .29 .36 .20 .10 07 .50 .51 .52 .46 .31 Survey Results 08 .98 .60 .97 .65 09 .56 .94 .66 10 .57 .25 11 .58 University Library 12 NOTE: Since in computing correlation coefficients program data must be available for both of the measures being correlated, the actual number of programs on which each coefficient is based varies.
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O O +/++++++++++++++++++++++++/++++++++++++++++++++++++/++++++++++++++++++++++++/++++++++++++++++++++++++/ 1 4 9 16 25 Measure 01 (square root scale)
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* r = .66 Measure 02 (square root scale)
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112 TABLE 7.4 Characteristics of Survey Participants in German Language & Literature Respondents N Field of Specialization German Language and Literature 84 Other/Unknown 11 Faculty Rank % 88 12 Professor 63 66 Associate Professor 24 25 Assistant Professor 8 8 Year of Highest Degree Pre-1950 6 6 1950-59 26 27 1960-69 42 44 Post-1969 19 20 Unknown 2 2 Evaluator Selection Nominated by Institution 83 87 Other 12 13 Survey Form With Faculty Names 89 94 Without Names 6 6 Total Evaluators 95 100
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indicate a confidence interval of +1.5 standard errors around the reported mean (x) of each program.
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