Physics and Astronomy Senior Report: Class of 1998. AIP Report.

Autor/inn/en	Neuschatz, Michael; Mulvey, Patrick J.; Nicholson, Starr
Institution	American Inst. of Physics, College Park, MD. Education and Employment Statistics Div.
Titel	Physics and Astronomy Senior Report: Class of 1998. AIP Report.
Quelle	(1999), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Astronomy; Bachelors Degrees; Doctoral Degrees; Education Work Relationship; Employment Experience; Employment Statistics; Enrollment Trends; Graduate Study; Higher Education; Occupational Information; Outcomes of Education; Physics; Undergraduate Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Astronomie; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Occupational experience; Job experience; Work experience; Berufserfahrung; Employment; Statistics; Arbeitsmarktstatistik; Beschäftigtenstatistik; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Berufsinformation; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Physik; Grundstudium
Abstract	This report provides data on students earning physics and astronomy bachelor's degrees for the 1997-98 academic year. The report notes that: (1) after many years of steady decline, the number of undergraduates earning physics bachelor's degrees has stabilized, with 3,821 degrees awarded in l997-98; (2) declines in undergraduate degrees persist at generally larger departments that also teach physics at the graduate level--for these schools, the cumulative decrease since 1989 is 32 percent; (3) satisfaction levels among physics bachelor's recipients appears high; (4) roughly half of new bachelor's recipients plan to immediately enter graduate school, with 31 percent planning to pursue physics studies and 19 percent planning to pursue other disciplines; (5) of students continuing on to graduate study, 86 percent expect to earn doctoral degrees and 61 percent hope for careers as college or university professors, percentages far higher than historically achieved; (6) physics and astronomy seniors perceive their respective post-baccalaureate job markets very differently, with physics seniors believing their potential employment prospects are far more positive than do their astronomy counterparts; and (7) perhaps as a result of their poorer bachelor-level job market, the proportion of astronomy graduates going directly to graduate school is higher (55 percent) than in physics. More than two-thirds of astronomy matriculates aspire to academic careers. Tables and figures summarize the data. (CH)
Anmerkungen	American Institute of Physics, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3843. Tel: 301-209-3070; e-mail: stats@aip.org; For full text: http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/undtrends.htm.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC