1980-81 Survey of Physics and Astronomy Bachelor's Degree Recipients. [Report No.: AIP-R-211-13

Autor/in	Ellis, Susanne D.
Institution	American Inst. of Physics, New York, NY. Manpower Statistics Div.
Titel	1980-81 Survey of Physics and Astronomy Bachelor's Degree Recipients. [Report No.: AIP-R-211-13
Quelle	(1982), (10 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Academic Aspiration; Astronomy; Bachelors Degrees; Career Planning; Degrees (Academic); Educational Background; Employment Patterns; Foreign Students; Graduate Study; Higher Education; Military Service; Minority Groups; Occupational Aspiration; Physics; Salaries; Student Characteristics; Undergraduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Astronomie; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Karriereplanung; Vorbildung; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Militärdienst; Ethnische Minderheit; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Physik; Entlohnung; Gehalt
Abstract	The postbaccalaureate plans of 1980-1981 physics and astronomy graduates were surveyed and compared with previous graduates. Data are presented on annual changes in postbaccalaureate plans during 1971-1981 with respect to the following options: physics graduate study, other graduate study, civilian employment, military service, and undecided. Postbaccalaureate plans are also correlated with the following characteristics: sex, citizenship, age, minority status, double major, and type of undergraduate institution. Data are also presented on: the students' secondary school training in physics, U.S. and foreign minorities among physics bachelors, seven minority groups, sources of anticipated support for first-year graduate study (1979-1981), changes in employment outlook for new physics bachelors (1973-1981), initial employment of physics bachelors (1974-1981), starting salaries of 1981 physics bachelors, and full-time employment of 1981 physics bachelors. Additionally, plans of graduating classes of astronomy bachelors (1974-1981) and characteristics and starting salaries of 1981 astronomy bachelors are examined. Findings include the following: (1) a small shift from civilian to military employment plans was evident; (2) U.S. blacks comprise the smallest proportion of physics bachelors with plans for graduate study and the largest proportion with employment plans; (3) a decline occurred in both the number and proportion of astronomy bachelors with plans for graduate study; and (4) the percentage of physics bachelors who had not taken high school physics but planned graduate physics study quadrupled since 1970. (SW)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01