A Comparison of Carnegie and NCES Data on Postsecondary Faculty: Ambiguities and Disjunctures

This paper compares the results of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Carnegie surveys of postsecondary faculty and notes the differently constructed samples, the different response rates, and different weighting schemes in analysis and interpretation. Inconsistencies in the sur...

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Published inResearch in higher education Vol. 33; no. 4; p. 447
Main Authors Leslie, David W, Fygetakis, Elaine C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.1992
Subjects
Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching
College Faculty
Data Analysis
Data Interpretation
Higher Education
National Center for Education Statistics
National Surveys
Postsecondary Education
Research Methodology
Research Problems
Sampling
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Summary:This paper compares the results of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Carnegie surveys of postsecondary faculty and notes the differently constructed samples, the different response rates, and different weighting schemes in analysis and interpretation. Inconsistencies in the surveys' results are identified and methodological and interpretive issues are raised. (Author/DB)
ISSN:0361-0365
DOI:10.1007/BF00973766