An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- I Origins of Study and Selection of Programs -- PRIOR ATTEMPTS TO ASSESS QUALITY IN GRADUATE EDUCATION -- DEVELOPMENT OF STUDY PLANS -- SELECTION OF DISCIPLINES AND PROGRAMS TO BE EVALUATED -- II Methodology -- PROGRAM SIZE -- CHARACTERISTICS OF GRADUATES -- REPUTATIONAL SURVEY RESULTS -- UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SIZE -- RESEARCH SUPPORT -- PUBLICATION RECORDS -- ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF THE DATA -- III Biochemistry Programs -- IV Botany Programs -- V Cellular/Molecular Biology Programs -- VI Microbiology Programs -- VII Physiology Programs -- VIII Zoology Programs -- IX Summary and Discussion -- SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS -- CORRELATIONS AMONG MEASURES -- ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEY RESPONSE -- INTERPRETATION OF REPUTATIONAL SURVEY RATINGS -- COMPARISON WITH RESULTS OF THE ROOSE-ANDERSEN STUDY -- FUTURE STUDIES -- Minority Statement -- Appendixes -- APPENDIX A LETTER TO INSTITUTIONAL COORDINATORS -- INSTRUCTIONS -- General Instructions -- List of Faculty Members (as of December 1, 1980) -- Nomination of Faculty to Serve as Program Evaluators -- Faculty Who Do Not Hold Ph.D. Degrees From U.S. Universities -- Nomination of Additional Programs -- APPENDIX B SURVEY OF EARNED DOCTORATES -- APPENDIX C LETTER TO EVALUATORS -- INSTRUCTIONS -- APPENDIX D THE ARL LIBRARY INDEX -- APPENDIX E FACULTY RESEARCH SUPPORT -- R&D EXPENDITURES -- APPENDIX F DATA ON PUBLICATION RECORDS -- VI. OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS -- A. Basics of Publication and Citation Analysis -- VII. THE INFLUENCE METHODOLOGY -- A. Introduction -- B. Development of the Weighting Scheme -- APPENDIX G CONFERENCE ON THE ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS -- Participants -- SUMMARY.

APPENDIX H PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY OF THE QUALITY OF RESEARCH-DOCTORATE PROGRAMS -- APPENDIX I REGION AND STATE CODES FOR THE UNITED STATES AND POSSESSIONS.