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ERIC Number: EJ260050
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Ranking Academic Departments: Empirical Findings and a Theoretical Perspective.
Drew, David E.; Karpf, Ronald
Research in Higher Education, v14 n4 p305-20 1981
The history of evaluations of academic departments through peer review rankings and subsequent attempts to identify empirical correlates of the ratings are reviewed. Findings indicate that American Council on Education rankings can be predicted by the departmental rate of publication in highly cited journals. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Citations (References), College Faculty, Departments, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Peer Evaluation, Predictor Variables, Program Evaluation, Scholarly Journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Faculty Publishing; Ranking