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The Use of University Rankings in the United Kingdom.
- Source :
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Higher Education in Europe . 2002 27(4):423-432. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Discusses the accuracy (rather than the precision) of university league tables and rankings published by British newspapers, where year-to-year movements in the rankings of institutions are as much artifacts of the data and their manipulation as real changes; in addition, prospective students seem not to be strongly influenced by an institution's annual changes in rank. (EV)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0379-7724
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Higher Education in Europe
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ678843
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Speeches/Meeting Papers