H. George Frederickson and Edmund C. Stazyk
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199573547
- eISBN:
- 9780191722677
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199573547.003.0004
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Public Management, Organization Studies
Approximately every three years US News and World Report publishes its rankings of master's degree programmes in public affairs. As part of its ‘America's best graduate schools’ series, the most ...
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Approximately every three years US News and World Report publishes its rankings of master's degree programmes in public affairs. As part of its ‘America's best graduate schools’ series, the most recent US News rankings of public affairs programmes appeared in 2008. Earlier rankings were published in 2004, 2001, 1998, and 1995. What were the intentions of those introducing these rankings, what form did the rankings take and what intended or unintended effects did they have? This chapter begins by considering the background, rationale, scope, and methodology of the US News ranking programme, and what those who introduced it intended and anticipated the rankings would do. It then describes a ‘general theory’ of academic rankings, setting out the book's findings in the context of that theory, and considering those findings in the light of what effects were anticipated or intended by those who introduced the rankings.Less
Approximately every three years US News and World Report publishes its rankings of master's degree programmes in public affairs. As part of its ‘America's best graduate schools’ series, the most recent US News rankings of public affairs programmes appeared in 2008. Earlier rankings were published in 2004, 2001, 1998, and 1995. What were the intentions of those introducing these rankings, what form did the rankings take and what intended or unintended effects did they have? This chapter begins by considering the background, rationale, scope, and methodology of the US News ranking programme, and what those who introduced it intended and anticipated the rankings would do. It then describes a ‘general theory’ of academic rankings, setting out the book's findings in the context of that theory, and considering those findings in the light of what effects were anticipated or intended by those who introduced the rankings.
Julee T. Flood and Terry L. Leap
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781501728952
- eISBN:
- 9781501728969
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9781501728952.003.0002
- Subject:
- Education, Higher and Further Education
The recruitment, selection, and evaluation of faculty are covered in this chapter. An examination of the research on interviewing, background checks, and other selection criteria is set forth based ...
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The recruitment, selection, and evaluation of faculty are covered in this chapter. An examination of the research on interviewing, background checks, and other selection criteria is set forth based on the perspectives of industrial and organizational psychologists. The structure of academic ranks and the way in which faculty move through these ranks and achieve (or do not achieve) promotion and tenure.Less
The recruitment, selection, and evaluation of faculty are covered in this chapter. An examination of the research on interviewing, background checks, and other selection criteria is set forth based on the perspectives of industrial and organizational psychologists. The structure of academic ranks and the way in which faculty move through these ranks and achieve (or do not achieve) promotion and tenure.
Paul A. Djupe, Amy Erica Smith, and Anand Edward Sokhey
- Published in print:
- 2022
- Published Online:
- March 2022
- ISBN:
- 9780197611913
- eISBN:
- 9780197611951
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780197611913.003.0004
- Subject:
- Political Science, Comparative Politics, American Politics
In this chapter we look at how both department characteristics, as well as family and home responsibilities, influence rates of scholarly productivity. We find largely similar dynamics for political ...
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In this chapter we look at how both department characteristics, as well as family and home responsibilities, influence rates of scholarly productivity. We find largely similar dynamics for political scientists and sociologists: being in a more prestigious department does not track neatly with rates of productivity, while academic rank and department type (PhD- vs. MA-/BA-granting) do much to explain the variation we see in estimates of time spent on research and in reported submissions (both in terms of quantity and in terms of where people submit—i.e., top-journals vs. other outlets). With respect to family and home responsibilities, we find a nuanced story: many respondents report spending some portion of their typical workdays on such obligations, though we see little evidence—both for male and female respondents—that commitments like having children, doing housework, and performing other caregiving activities affect rates of teaching and research appreciably.Less
In this chapter we look at how both department characteristics, as well as family and home responsibilities, influence rates of scholarly productivity. We find largely similar dynamics for political scientists and sociologists: being in a more prestigious department does not track neatly with rates of productivity, while academic rank and department type (PhD- vs. MA-/BA-granting) do much to explain the variation we see in estimates of time spent on research and in reported submissions (both in terms of quantity and in terms of where people submit—i.e., top-journals vs. other outlets). With respect to family and home responsibilities, we find a nuanced story: many respondents report spending some portion of their typical workdays on such obligations, though we see little evidence—both for male and female respondents—that commitments like having children, doing housework, and performing other caregiving activities affect rates of teaching and research appreciably.
Lucien Karpik
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- April 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199594641
- eISBN:
- 9780191806766
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199594641.003.0003
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Finance, Accounting, and Banking
This chapter focuses on the assessment of scholarly success through the ranking of academic journals. By asking ‘What is the price of a scientific paper?’, it shows how mechanisms designed for the ...
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This chapter focuses on the assessment of scholarly success through the ranking of academic journals. By asking ‘What is the price of a scientific paper?’, it shows how mechanisms designed for the assessment of value in market exchange are dispersing into other social spheres. It examines the concrete forms, conditions, and consequences of France's new system of scientific evaluation, the new forms of competition among researchers, and the global sociopolitical transformations without which research reform would remain unintelligible. Through the economics of singularities approach, it demonstrates that it is possible to integrate research reform into a general theoretical framework.Less
This chapter focuses on the assessment of scholarly success through the ranking of academic journals. By asking ‘What is the price of a scientific paper?’, it shows how mechanisms designed for the assessment of value in market exchange are dispersing into other social spheres. It examines the concrete forms, conditions, and consequences of France's new system of scientific evaluation, the new forms of competition among researchers, and the global sociopolitical transformations without which research reform would remain unintelligible. Through the economics of singularities approach, it demonstrates that it is possible to integrate research reform into a general theoretical framework.
