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Jeremy Butler <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 24 Apr 1998 10:20:05 -0500
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Forwarded by Jeremy Butler.  For further information, contact
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laurence shatkin wrote:
>
> What is it really like to be in a film and/or television major?  Or another
> communications majro?  What makes it different from other majors, OTHER
> THAN the expected career outcomes?  When students are thinking about
> choosing or changing a major, what should they know about the ones they're
> considering?
>
> Educational Testing Service is conducting a research study of the
> characteristics of college majors.  If you have experience with a two-year,
> four-year, or certification program -- perhaps as an instructor,
> departmental administrator, or academic advisor -- you can help this study
> by completing a survey.  Perhaps you can also give the survey to one or
> more other people on campus whose expertise would be relevant -- not
> necessarily all film/television majors.
>
> You can complete the survey instrument either of two ways:
>
> (1) Complete the on-line version of the survey by following the link at
> http://www.ets.org/research/majintro.html
>
> (2) Go to the same Web page and follow the link to download a copy of the
> survey.  Then print it, complete the paper copy, and fax it to me, Laurence
> Shatkin, at 609-497-6025, or mail it to me at Mail Stop 18-R, Educational
> Testing Service, Princeton, NJ 08541.
>
> You may duplicate this survey instrument and use it to conduct research on
> majors for your own purposes.  However, it is copyrighted by ETS, so first
> complete the ETS Permissions Request Form -- Research, which is linked to
> the Web page referred to above.  I would also appreciate your sharing your
> findings with me.
>
> The data-gathering will be concluded by the end of May 1998, and the
> results will be compiled in June.  I will present a summary of my findings
> at the October 1998 conference of NACADA, and on the ETS Research Web pages
> (http://www.ets.org/research).
>
> If you have any questions, please send e-mail to me directly at
> [log in to unmask], or phone me at 609-734-5868.
>
> Laurence Shatkin
> Development Scientist
> Educational Testing Service
 
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