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Direct linkFurnham, Adrian; Pertrides, K. V. – Higher Education Review, 2010
Nearly 500 members of the public rated 20 university degree subjects in terms of their usefulness for employability. The top three were Law, Maths and English whereas the bottom three were Fine Art, Anthropology and Theology. A factor analysis was conducted to group the 20 subjects into broad academic fields. Five factors were identified,…
Descriptors: Personality, Individual Differences, Philosophy, Anthropology
Peer reviewedFurnham, Adrian – Higher Education Review, 2002
Studied the influence of demographic variables on the British public's perceptions of the usefulness of retaining faculties from different disciplines. Found that people's perceptions of what is worthy are not based on political affiliation but are dependent on a number of socioeconomic variables. (EV)
Descriptors: Demography, Departments, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedFurnham, Adrian; Sisterson, Grant – Higher Education Review, 2000
This pilot study looked at the British lay public's evaluation of 20 different disciplines by asking them to rank-order them. In a cutting-saving exercise those departments (disciplines) thought most worthy of saving were English, mathematics, and computer science; those rated as least important were anthropology, film and media studies, and…
Descriptors: Departments, Financial Exigency, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
