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Activity Number:
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5
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Sunday, August 6, 2006 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Committee on Membership Retention and Recruitment
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| Abstract - #305014 |
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Title:
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JPSM: 14 Years of Training Federal Statisticians
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Author(s):
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Richard Valliant*+ and Roger Tourangeau
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Companies:
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University of Michigan and University of Maryland
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Address:
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1218 Lefrak Hall, College Park, MD, 20784,
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Abstract:
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JPSM is a unique partnership among two universities---the University of Maryland and the University of Michigan---and a private, for-profit corporation---Westat. It provides in-career training to a number of federal and other survey researchers, while offering graduate-level training to recent college graduates. JPSM offers three categories of courses: professional development courses (some taught by non-JPSM faculty and offsite), leading in some cases to nondegree qualifications; a master's program; and a doctoral program. JPSM faces a number of challenges in coming years to meet the needs of federal agencies and the field of survey methodology, in general. This talk will discuss the history of JPSM and its future plans.
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