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ERIC Number: EJ384180
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Reputational Quality of Academic Programs: The Institutional Halo.
Fairweather, James S.
Research in Higher Education, v28 n4 p345-45 Jun 1988
A study of the contribution of institutional characteristics to the National Academy of Sciences' reputational ratings of faculty found that program characteristics do influence ratings, but an "institutional halo" effect also exists, indicating that faculty reputations and program quality are more complex phenomena than implied by program-specific models. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Science, Educational Quality, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Program Evaluation, Reputation, Scholarship, Statistical Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Electrical Engineering; Institutional Image; Mechanical Engineering; National Academy of Sciences