The Research Productivity of Doctorates in Sociology from Catholic and Non-Catholic Universities
The impact of doctoral training in sociology at Catholic universities was analyzed. Using a measure developed by Glenn and Villemez, the publication records of 2,205 holders of the Ph.D. in sociology were examined for the period 1950–1970. Mean scores on six indices of productivity were calculated f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1972
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1972, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 74-80 |
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| Summary: | The impact of doctoral training in sociology at Catholic universities was analyzed. Using a measure developed by Glenn and Villemez, the publication records of 2,205 holders of the Ph.D. in sociology were examined for the period 1950–1970. Mean scores on six indices of productivity were calculated for the 74 graduates of Catholic universities and the 2,131 graduates of non-Catholic universities. In order to assess the predictive efficiency of Catholic doctoral training a hypothesis suggesting that sociologists trained at Catholic universities publish less than those trained at non-Catholic institutions was tested by regression analysis. Potentially confounding variables, e.g., sex and year of Ph.D., were entered into the regression equation as controls.The mean scores of both groups support the assumption that graduates of Catholic departments publish less than graduates of non-Catholic departments. On the other hand, the standardized partial regression coefficients do not support the hypothesis for any of the six operational indicators of productivity. More specifically, when the effects of confounding variables are removed, the mean differential in publication output between doctorates from Catholic and non-Catholic sociology departments is demonstrated to be largely spurious. Possible reasons for these results are suggested and briefly discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3710665 |