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Survey of Geoscience Departments Finds Shared Goals and Challenges

Author(s) -

Richardson Randall M.,

Ormand Carol J.

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

eos, transactions american geophysical union

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316

H-Index - 86

eISSN - 2324-9250

pISSN - 0096-3941

DOI - 10.1029/2008eo270002

Subject(s) - institution , curriculum , variety (cybernetics) , perspective (graphical) , medical education , public relations , political science , psychology , pedagogy , sociology , medicine , computer science , social science , artificial intelligence

Results of an online survey of a broad variety of geoscience departments at Canadian and U.S. colleges and universities have indicated a striking degree of common perspective across institution types. In the survey, which was sent to 900 institutions and completed by 364 respondents (for a response rate of nearly 40%), respondents noted that three of the most important measures of a successful department were effective curricula; recruitment of students, staff, and faculty; and building partnerships within and outside of their institutions.

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