Internet Sites:
• The 2000 National Doctoral Program Survey
Conducted by the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students, “the survey included questions in nine areas relevant to doctoral education: information for prospective students, curricular breadth and flexibility, teaching, professional development, career guidance and placement services, time to degree, faculty mentoring, program climate, and overall satisfaction.”
http://survey.nagps.org/
• Re-envisioning the Ph.D.
This project funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts is researching the question “How can we re-envision the Ph.D. to meet the needs of the society of the 21st Century?”
http://www.grad.washington.edu/envision/
• Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities: Summary Report 1999
“The data presented in this interagency report show trends in doctorate awards in all fields and recipient characteristics, institutions awarding doctorates, and postgraduation plans of recipients. The source of the data is the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED).”
http://www.norc.uchicago.edu/studies/sed/sed1999.htm
• The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students
NAGPS is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of graduate and professional student life in the United States of America.
209 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003
Tel: (888) 88-NAGPS
Fax: (202) 454-5298
Email: execdir@nagps.org
http://www.nagps.org/
• Council of Graduate Schools
One Dupont Circle NW
Suite 430
Washington, D.C. 20036-1173
Tel: (202) 223-3791
Fax: (202) 331-7157
Email: webmaster@cgs.nche.edu
http://www.cgsnet.org/
• Association for Support of Graduate Students (ASGS)
P.O. Box 4698
Incline Village, NV 89450-4698
Tel: 775/831-1399
Fax: 775/831-1221
E-mail: asgs@asgs.org
http://www.asgs.org/