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| Title: | Berelson, Bernard R., Study of Graduate Education. Records |
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| Dates: | ca. 1958-1961 |
| Size: | 0.5 linear feet (1 box) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Bernard R. Berelson, scientist, professor. The Bernard R. Berelson Study of Graduate Education Papers are comprised of material gathered by Berelson in the course of his work. It includes written reports and letters from respondents; notes of interviews, and self-memoranda prepared by Berelson. The study was published as Graduate Education in the United States, McGraw-Hill, 1960. |
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When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Berelson, Bernard R., Study of Graduate Education. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Bernard R. Berelson (1912-1979) was a Professor of the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Chicago.
In 1958, Bernard R. Berelson, Professor of the Behavioral Sciences at The University of Chicago, was asked to undertake a study of graduate education in American colleges and universities by the Carnegie Corporation. Questionnaires were sent to leading educators and scholars and a series of interviews were conducted. The study sought information regarding the current needs and directions of major academic disciplines, the nature of graduate study in these disciplines, and solicited the opinions of college and university administrators as to the adequacy of preparation in major fields of higher learning. This collection is comprised of material gathered by Mr. Berelson in the course of his work. It includes written reports and letters from respondents; notes of interviews, and self-memoranda prepared by Berelson. The study was published as Graduate Education in the United States, McGraw-Hill, 1960.
The collection also includes an unpublished review of educational testing which Mr. Berelson prepared in 1961 for the Carnegie Corporation.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Questions for consultants from major disciplines |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Replies from consultants |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Replies from college presidents and deans |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Replies of study of graduate education questionnaire--Humanities |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Replies of study of graduate education questionnaire--Social Sciences |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Replies of study of graduate education questionnaire--Biological and Physical Sciences |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Replies of study of graduate education questionnaire--Engineering and Education |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Memoranda of Bernard Berelson |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Memoranda of Bernard Berelson |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Bernard Berelson, "Review of Educational Testing," 1961 |