The 1999 Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire

The Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire (PREQ) is designed to provide information on the educational experiences of students in higher research degree courses in Australian institutions. This report of the 1999 postgraduate research experience survey is structured around six chapters. This first chapter introduces the background to the report. It outlines the nature of the data on which the analyses in the report are based. The second chapter provides a national overview of the survey results. The third chapter describes some of the associations between PREQ measures and background characteristics of respondents. Chapter four probes differences between masters and doctoral graduates and variations among broad fields of study. Chapter five contains an exploration of the patterns of difference across institutions. The final chapter draws together the results in a brief conclusion about the future uses of the PREQ and similar instruments.

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