Geoscience research at liberal arts colleges: School rankings
Robinson M.D.; Hartley J.E.; Dunn S.R.
2001
Journal of Geoscience Education
3
10.5408/1089-9995-49.3.267
Liberal arts colleges have in recent years placed an increasing emphasis on research. In this environment of increased interest in research at liberal arts colleges we present a ranking of research in geoscience at national liberal arts colleges based upon articles published in GeoRef listed journals. We find that the research activity is highly concentrated among a few schools. We also find that liberal arts faculty are interested in teaching geoscience as measured by the number of publications in the Journal of Geoscience Education and that there is a positive correlation between faculty research at an institution and the undergraduates who go on to receive Ph.D.'s in geoscience.
Education - Undergraduate
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National Association of Geoscience Teachers Inc.
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