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ERIC Number: EJ679918
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
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Perceived Quality and Methodology in Graduate Department Ratings: Sociology, Political Science, and Economics.
Paxton, Pamela; Bollen, Kenneth A.
Sociology of Education, v76 n1 p71-88 Jan 2003
Analyzes graduate school ratings in three related disciplines - sociology, political science, and economics - from two rating sources: the National Research Council and "U.S. News and World Report." Hypothesizes three major components to ratings: perceived departmental quality, systematic error owing to the method of data collection, and random measurement error. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Economics, Geographic Location, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Political Science, Private Colleges, Research Methodology, Sociology, State Universities
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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