Engines of anxiety academic rankings, reputation, and accountability

Students and the public routinely consult various published college rankings to assess the quality of colleges and universities and easily compare different schools. However, many institutions have responded to the rankings in ways that benefit neither the schools nor their students. InEngines of An...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Espeland, Wendy Nelson (-)
Other Authors: Sauder, Michael
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Russell Sage Foundation cop. 2016
Subjects:
See on Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991007677179708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Table of Contents:
  • The transparency of transparency measures
  • Accountability by the numbers
  • 0L : how prospective law students use rankings
  • Rankings and admissions
  • Rankings at the top : inside the dean's office
  • Career services and employment
  • Rankings everywhere.