Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. List of Tables xi
5. Preface and Acknowledgments xv
6. List of Abbreviations xix
7. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
8. Part I. Data, Methods, and Context
9. Chapter 2. Data Collection, Outcome Measures, and Analytical Tools 25
10. Chapter 3. The Departments 41
11. Part II. Influences on Attrition, Completion, and Time-to-Degree
12. Chapter 4. The Impact of the Graduate Education Initiative on Attrition and Completion 95
13. Chapter 5. The Influence of Financial Support 113
14. Chapter 6. The Influence of Doctoral Program Designs 140
15. Chapter 7. The Role of Gender and Family Status 156
16. Part III. Transition from Graduate Study to Career
17. Chapter 8. Attrition and Beyond 169
18. Chapter 9. Early Careers 186
19. Chapter 10. Publications: Patterns and Influences 206
20. Part IV. Lessons and Findings
21. Chapter 11. Redesigning Doctoral Programs: Lessons Learned 223
22. Chapter 12. Principal Findings and Implications 249
23. Appendixes
24. Appendix A. Data Collection 273
25. Appendix B. Questionnaire for the Graduate Education Survey 280
26. Appendix C. Outcome Measures 300
27. Appendix D. Methodology 304
28. Appendix E. Additional Tables and Figures 309
29. References 331
30. Index 337