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Description & Citation--Study No. 3887

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:3887
 
Title:Survey of African Studies Faculty in the United States, 2002
 
Principal Investigator(s):Larry W. Bowman, University of Connecticut. Department of Political Science
 
Funding Agency:United States Department of Education. International Research and Studies
 
Grant Number:P017A010033-02
 
Bibliographic Citation:Bowman, Larry W. SURVEY OF AFRICAN STUDIES FACULTY IN THE UNITED STATES, 2002 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Storrs, CT: University of Connecticut, Center for Survey Research and Analysis (CSRA) [producer], 2002. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004.
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This survey examines faculty attitudes about a range of issues facing African Studies programs at colleges and universities in the United States. Questions focused on teaching African studies, study abroad programs, African language study, and attitudes toward Africa. Faculty were also asked to give their views and opinions on African Studies programs at their own institutions.
 
Subject Term(s):African Studies, area studies, college faculty, colleges, higher education, universities
 
Geographic Coverage:United States
 
Time Period:2002
 
Date(s) of Collection:October 2002 - November 2002
 
Universe:African Studies faculty at United States colleges and universities.
 
Data Type:survey data
 
Data Collection Notes:The codebook is provided by ICPSR as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site.
 

Methodology

Data Source:telephone interviews
 
Response Rates:59.6 percent
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as LRECL, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:2004-03-22
 

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