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		<title>Some sociology faculty salaries edge up: New research brief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ASA Department of Research has released its 2012-2013 analysis of salary trend data for the academic sociology profession and other social sciences. Among our findings: average annual faculty salary changes between Academic Year (AY) 2011/12 and AY 2012/13 show slow or no growth in salaries at public institutions, compared to private institutions. FACULTY: What [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asaresearch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6747811&#038;post=1051&#038;subd=asaresearch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How well does your dean know the sociology profession?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, a number of academic sociology department chairs expressed to us a desire for the deans of their schools to further develop their understanding of the sociology discipline and coursework. The ASA Department of Research is here to help. Sociology is relevant to helping undergrads cultivate social science research skills, develop a better understanding of their [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asaresearch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6747811&#038;post=1038&#038;subd=asaresearch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Do Sociology Departments Do to Increase Students&#8217; Social Capital?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following table is taken from our latest research brief, Social Capital for Sociology Majors: Applied Activities and Peer Networks, which is based on our 2012 longitudinal study, Social Capital, Organizational Capital, and the Job Market for New Sociology Graduates. This table summarizes the activities listed on six sociology departments’ websites that provided easily retrievable [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asaresearch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6747811&#038;post=1024&#038;subd=asaresearch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What kind of interdisciplinary work are you being trained to do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A AAAS interview with economist Dr. Stephan points out that the biomedical sciences are overproducing PhDs for the research positions available inside and outside the academy and have been for some time. According to Dr. Stephan&#8217;s research, many biomedical science PhDs do not perform work for which they have been trained. Considering that sociologists&#8211;although more [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asaresearch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6747811&#038;post=1018&#038;subd=asaresearch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are postdoctoral positions another stage in the sociology pipeline?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are sociology PhDs seeking postdoctoral positions to become more competitive on the job market?  What have been the effects on your career of different types of postdocs including sociology, interdisciplinary, research, teaching?  Do you think that a postdoc is a necessary step in a PhD career trajectory? Read and comment about this here at our [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asaresearch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6747811&#038;post=1011&#038;subd=asaresearch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">View ASA&#039;s latest data brief: Postdoctorates: Another Stage in the Sociology Pipeline?</media:title>
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		<title>Interested in postdoctoral positions?</title>
		<link>http://asaresearch.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interested-in-postdoctoral-positions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interested in a postdoctoral position? Watch for the ASA Research Department&#8217;s forthcoming analysis of the types of postdocs that are available to sociologists. Filed under: Current Projects, Job Market Tagged: postdoctoral positions, sociology graduates, workforce<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asaresearch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6747811&#038;post=1008&#038;subd=asaresearch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pathways to Full Professorship: What Do the Data Tell Us About the Role of Gender?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to what we all hear and say anecdotally, women and men academics in some disciplines advance to full professor at the same rate. Data from the American Historical Association’s (AHA) 2010 Career Paths survey indicate that academic historians reach full professor in the same amount of average time, regardless of gender (Townsend 2013). The differences, however, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asaresearch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6747811&#038;post=995&#038;subd=asaresearch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Will you use data from our 2012 Bachelor’s and Beyond survey for assessment purposes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you using or going to use data from our 2012 Bachelor’s and Beyond survey for assessment purposes?  If so, how? For what other purposes do or will you use it? Filed under: Bachelor's and Beyond Survey, Current Projects, Research Briefs: Majors and Graduates, Surveys, Undergraduate Students Tagged: Assessment, Bachelor's and Beyond Survey, recruitment, student [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asaresearch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6747811&#038;post=988&#038;subd=asaresearch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Have you taken our 2012 census of academic sociology departments? We’re seeking critical feedback on your survey experience.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 1997, the Research Department of the American Sociological Association has conducted a census of U.S. academic sociology departments. The survey instrument has been designed to meet the information needs of those sociology departments, including demographic data about faculty, and types of courses offered. In June 2012, we launched our 2012 department survey and expect [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asaresearch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6747811&#038;post=980&#038;subd=asaresearch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Graduate students: How have you learned or adopted content and methods for becoming teachers of sociology concepts?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our latest data brief&#8211;The “Down-the-Hall” Phenomenon: Preparing the Next Generation of Faculty to Use Innovative Pedagogy&#8211;examines how pedagogical knowledge is disseminated to future sociology faculty members. Looking at membership activity data for all 2012 graduate student subscribers to ASA&#8217;s online, peer-reviewed, digital Teaching Resources and Innovative Library in Sociology (TRAILS), we find that graduate students [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asaresearch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6747811&#038;post=974&#038;subd=asaresearch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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