Longitudinal Study of the Harvard/Radcliffe Class of 1996, 1992-1996 (doi:10.7910/DVN/FNOAHP)

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Longitudinal Study of the Harvard/Radcliffe Class of 1996, 1992-1996

doi:10.7910/DVN/FNOAHP

Harvard Dataverse

2008-01-10

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Phelps, Erin; Zucconi, Tanya, 2000, "Longitudinal Study of the Harvard/Radcliffe Class of 1996, 1992-1996", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FNOAHP, Harvard Dataverse, V3, UNF:3:Wd6Rz1EXQvFDegNk6eQkcQ== [fileUNF]

Longitudinal Study of the Harvard/Radcliffe Class of 1996, 1992-1996

doi:10.7910/DVN/FNOAHP

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Phelps, Erin (Tufts University)

Zucconi, Tanya (Tufts University)

Erin Phelps

Harvard Dataverse

Murray Research Archive

2000

2000

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FNOAHP

Social Sciences

mra murraydata, 51-100, female, male, 18-22, 23-29, mixed, student, 1, yes, General education

This longitudinal, qualitative study examined the expectations for and experiences in college, factors that helped or hindered academic and social success, and long-term goals of members of the Harvard/Radcliffe Class of 1996. There was also a focus on the differences reported by male and female students in science and humanities concentrations. <br /><br /> Students were randomly selected in each of four categories: Females and males who had indicated plans to concentrate in a humanities or a science field on their college applications. In addition, students were selected who had participated in two programs offered by Radcliffe College designed to encourage females interested in science. Questionnaires were sent to these students in the fall of 1992, and 66 were returned. Interviews were scheduled and completed for 47 students during their first or second year (Time 1); they ranged in length from 45 to 90 minutes. During their junior year, a follow-up questionnaire was sent to the 66 students who had originally sent back questionnaires. Questionnaires were returned by 55 students and interviews were conducted during their senior years for 52 students (Time 2).<br /><br /> Questionnaires were used to obtain demographic and family background information, and to determine important factors in choosing a college major and important influences on their choice of college major and future careers. In-depth interviews probed participants' reflections on their experiences at Harvard and Radcliffe, how well their hopes and expectations had been met, what could be done better, experiences with professors and other students, experiences of discrimination and frustration, study habits, what they expect to be doing in 5, 10, and 15-20 years, and how they would advise an incoming student. <br /><br /> The Murray Research Archive holds all paper questionnaires and audiotaped interviews as original records. In addition, the coded questionnaire data are available in machine-readable form and the interview transcripts are available as computer text files. <br/><br /><b>Audio Data Availability Note:</b> This study contains audio data that have been digitized. There are 182 audio files available.

1992-1996

1992-1996

United States

individuals

longitudinal

quota sample

interview, questionnaire

Henry A. Murray Research Archive, Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences, Harvard University

Available

Submission of the following <a href= "http://www.murray.harvard.edu/application" target="_blank">Application For The Use Of Data</a> is required to access the data from this study.

I will use these data solely for the purposes stated in my application to use data, detailed in a written research proposal. I will honor all agreements and conditions made between the Contributor of the Data and the study participants, and between the Contributor of the Data and the Henry A. Murray Research Archive, Harvard University, as specified in the Memorandum of Agreement.

<a href="mailto:mra@help.hmdc.harvard.edu">Manager of Operations</a>, the Henry A. Murray Research Archive, Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences, 1737 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.

I will include a bibliographic citation acknowledging the use of these data in any publication or presentation in which these data are used. Such citations will appear in footnotes or in the reference section of any such manuscript. I understand the guideline in "How to Cite This Dataset" described in the Summary of this study.

Murray Research Archive will list my publication and manuscripts on the Archive website when I submit a bibliographic citation or title of the manuscript, and indicate the Henry A. Murray Research Archive data used. Doing this will also help Henry A. Murray Research Archive to provide funding agencies with essential information about use of archival resources, to fulfill requirements of some memoranda of agreement, and to promote the broader exchange of information about research activities.

<b>The original restrictions on the dataset have expired.</b> <br /><b>All applications for follow-up will require IRB approval from the applicant's home institution as well as approval from the Director of the Murray.</b>

<div style="padding-left: 30px;"> <ul style="list-style-type: decimal;" ><li> The Murray Archive (the Distributor) has granted me a revocable license to use this dataset solely for the purposes of conducting research, and the Distributor may terminate this license at any time and for any reason. </li> <li> I will use the dataset solely for statistical analysis and reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations, except when identification is authorized in writing by the Distributor. </li> <li>I will produce no links among the Distributor’s datasets or among the Distributor’s data and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations. </li> <li>I represent that neither I, nor anyone I know, has any prior knowledge of the possible identities of any study participants in any dataset that I am being licensed to use. </li> <li> I will not knowingly divulge any information that could be used to identify individual participants in the study, nor will I attempt to identify or contact any study participant, and I agree to use any precautions necessary to prevent such identification. </li> <li> I will make no use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. If I suspect that I might recognize or know a study participant, I will immediately inform the Distributor, and I will not use or retain a copy of data regarding that study participant. If these measures to resolve an identity disclosure are not sufficient, the Distributor may terminate my use of the dataset. </li> <li> I will not reproduce the dataset except as is necessary for my scholarly purposes. I will destroy the dataset upon the completion of my scholarly work with it. </li> <li> I will not share data from the dataset (in any form or by any means) with any third party, including other members of my research team, as I understand that all users of data must obtain the data directly from the Distributor. </li> <li> I will make appropriate acknowledgement of the contributor of the dataset as well as the Distributor in any manuscript or presentation (published or unpublished) using the citation standard documented here: <a href="http://thedata.org/citation"> http://thedata.org/citation</a> </li> <li> THE DISTRIBUTOR MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY OPERATION OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, REGARDING OR RELATING TO THE DATASET. </li> </ul> </div>

Submission of the following <a href= "https://murray.harvard.edu/application" target="_blank">Application For The Use Of Data</a> is required to access the data from this study. <br /><br /> <b>The original restrictions on the dataset have expired.</b> <br /><b>All applications for follow-up will require IRB approval from the applicant's home institution as well as approval from the Director of the Murray.</b>

• Number of cases: 66

• No. of variables per record: 370

• Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

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Data for Study in Tab Delimited Format

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01129Phelps-Zucconi-Box 1 of 3.zip

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Deidentified digitized paper data

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01129Phelps-Zucconi-Box 2 of 3.zip

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Deidentified digitized paper data

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01129Phelps-Zucconi-Codebook.pdf

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Description of coded data variables

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01129Phelps-Zucconi-CodebookAddendum.pdf

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Clarifications of discrepancies in the data files

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01129Phelps-Zucconi-Data.por

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Data for Study in SPSS Portable Format

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01129Phelps-Zucconi-Measures.pdf

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Collection of blank measures used in the study

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01129Phelps-Zucconi-MemoOfAgreement.pdf

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Legal agreement between data depositor and Murray Archive

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01129Phelps-Zucconi-StudyDescription.pdf

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Overview: abstract, research methodology, publications, and other info.

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01129Phelps_Zucconi-BoxCoverSheets.pdf

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Describes contents of each box of a paper data set

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01129Phelps_Zucconi-PaperDataInventory.pdf

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Inventory of data on each participant and measures

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