Q27a. OFFER MIXED CURRICULA SO PH.D.'S WOULD BE PREPARED FOR ALTERNATIVE, NON-RESEARCH CAREERS IN EDUCATION, BUSINESS, PUBLIC POLICY, AND OTHER AREAS: Please indicate if you agree or disagree with the following proposals for the future of the profession:

 

 

  GENDER

 

COMPLETED PH.D.

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

 

CURRENT POSITION

 

 

 

OVERSEE

 

TIER

 

PURSUE PHD AGAIN  

 

 

 

M

F

PRE

1970'S

1980'S

1990'S

WHT

ASIAN

OTH

TRAINEES

PI

OTH

INDUSTRY

MD NOT

TRAINEES

TOP

SECOND

THIRD

Y

N

 

 

 

 

 

1970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W/LITTLE

ACADEM

 

PHD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEACHING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Respondents

 

2406

1535

869

410

757

655

534

2026

220

111

489

1069

421

119

106

1560

754

621

753

1609

592

 

R

100%

64%

36%

17%

31%

27%

22%

84%

9%

5%

20%

44%

17%

5%

4%

65%

31%

26%

31%

67%

25%

 

C

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRONGLY AGREE

 

852

455

397

99

225

226

285

686

101

51

265

291

132

51

20

445

246

216

293

510

282

 

R

100%

53%

47%

12%

26%

27%

33%

81%

12%

6%

31%

34%

15%

6%

2%

52%

29%

25%

34%

60%

33%

 

C

35%

30%

46%

24%

30%

35%

53%

34%

46%

46%

54%

27%

31%

43%

19%

29%

33%

35%

39%

32%

48%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOMEWHAT AGREE

 

884

579

305

158

294

258

153

770

66

36

140

435

174

36

50

623

285

240

262

615

182

 

R

100%

65%

35%

18%

33%

29%

17%

87%

7%

4%

16%

49%

20%

4%

6%

70%

32%

27%

30%

70%

21%

 

C

37%

38%

35%

39%

39%

39%

29%

38%

30%

32%

29%

41%

41%

30%

47%

40%

38%

39%

35%

38%

31%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOMEWHAT DISAGREE

 

281

206

75

59

96

80

42

236

23

10

36

152

47

12

12

211

99

73

86

211

44

 

R

100%

73%

27%

21%

34%

28%

15%

84%

8%

4%

13%

54%

17%

4%

4%

75%

35%

26%

31%

75%

16%

 

C

12%

13%

9%

14%

13%

12%

8%

12%

10%

9%

7%

14%

11%

10%

11%

14%

13%

12%

11%

13%

7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRONGLY DISAGREE

 

285

226

59

62

108

73

38

250

18

12

36

150

43

14

16

215

96

67

82

209

57

 

R

100%

79%

21%

22%

38%

26%

13%

88%

6%

4%

13%

53%

15%

5%

6%

75%

34%

24%

29%

73%

20%

 

C

12%

15%

7%

15%

14%

11%

7%

12%

8%

11%

7%

14%

10%

12%

15%

14%

13%

11%

11%

13%

10%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DON'T KNOW

 

75

53

22

23

27

14

9

66

7

1

7

33

21

4

3

50

21

20

21

50

20

 

R

100%

71%

29%

31%

36%

19%

12%

88%

9%

1%

9%

44%

28%

5%

4%

67%

28%

27%

28%

67%

27%

 

C

3%

3%

3%

6%

4%

2%

2%

3%

3%

1%

1%

3%

5%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFUSED

 

29

16

11

9

7

4

7

18

5

1

5

8

4

2

5

16

7

5

9

14

7

 

R

100%

55%

38%

31%

24%

14%

24%

62%

17%

3%

17%

28%

14%

7%

17%

55%

24%

17%

31%

48%

24%

 

C

1%

1%

1%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

5%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%