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List of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgments1. A Map from the Past to the Present2. Context, Trends, and Conceptual Framework for Research3. Survey Design and Research Logistics4. Demographics of the Sample5. Admissions and Screening6. Financing a Doctoral Education7. Socialization8. Research Productivity9. Satisfaction, Performance, and Progress10. Rate of Progress, Completion, and Time to Degree11. Predicting Experiences and Performance12. Interpreting Field Differences13. Group-Specific Implications14. The Doctoral Student Experience: New Answers and New QuestionsAfterwordAppendix A: Criteria and Broad Major Fields Used in This StudyAppendix B: Social and Academic Outcomes of Doctoral Students in the Biological and Physical SciencesAppendix C: Survey of Doctoral Student Finances, Experiences, and AchievementsAppendix D: MethodologyAppendix E: Differential Effects of Attendance at Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesAppendix F: Predicting Experiences and Performance Regression TablesAppendix G: Graduate Record Examination Scores: Missing Data and DistributionsReferencesIndex

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