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Tools And Community : How Women Become Researchers In Communication Sciences And Disorders, Karen L. Mccomas Jan 2010

Tools And Community : How Women Become Researchers In Communication Sciences And Disorders, Karen L. Mccomas

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) is a female-dominated discipline in danger of losing its professional autonomy. In 2002, the American Speech-Language- Hearing Association (ASHA) reported that 6-7% of all faculty positions in CSD were vacant, predicted a substantial increase in vacancies through 2012, and declared the issue of faculty preparation as the "most significant threat to our [CSD] future" (p. 5). In 2008, ASHA reported that, although more people were receiving Ph.D. degrees, only half accepted positions in higher education. The purpose of this study was to extend understanding of the problem of too few researchers in CSD by increasing …


The Impact Of Institutional And Peer Support On Faculty Research Productivity: A Comparative Analysis Of Research Vs. Non-Research Institutions, Ming Ju Jan 2010

The Impact Of Institutional And Peer Support On Faculty Research Productivity: A Comparative Analysis Of Research Vs. Non-Research Institutions, Ming Ju

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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