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ERIC Number: EJ366250
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Effects of Students' Academic, Financial, and Demographic Variables on Time to the Doctorate.
Abedi, Jamal; Benkin, Ellen
Research in Higher Education, v27 n1 p3-14 1987
Data from the National Research Council's Doctorate Records File extract prepared for UCLA indicated that source of support was the most important variable in predicting time to doctorate. Following source of support were postdoctoral plans, number of dependents, sex, and field of study. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Demography, Doctoral Degrees, Higher Education, Models, Multiple Regression Analysis, Predictive Measurement, Predictor Variables, Statistical Analysis, Student Characteristics, Time
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Survey of Earned Doctorates; University of California Los Angeles