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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List Of Tables And Charts -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 How The Study Was Conducted -- 3 Taxonomy -- 4 Quantitative Measures -- 5 Student Education And Outcomes -- 6 Reputation And Data Presentation -- 7 General Conclusions And Recommendations -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Committee And Panel Member Biographical Sketches -- Appendix B Program-initiation Consultation With Organizations -- Appendix C Meetings And Participants -- Appendix D Sample Questionnaires -- Appendix E Taxonomy Of Fields And Their Subfields -- Appendix F Fields For Ph.d.s Granted During 1996-2001 -- Appendix G Technical And Statistical Techniques -- Alternate Ways To Present Rankings: Random Halves And Bootstrap Methods -- Correlates Of Reputation Analysis. Jeremiah P. Ostriker And Charlotte V. Kuh, Editors, Assisted By James A. Voytuk; Committee To Examine The Methodology For The Assessment Of Research-doctorate Programs, Policy And Global Affairs Division, National Research Council Of The National Academies. Bibliographic Level Mode Of Issuance: Monograph Includes Bibliographical References. English