A New Study of Excellence in Undergraduate Education--Part One: Departments without Distinguished Graduate Programs.

Solmon, Lewis C.; Astin, Alexander W.

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Publication Date: 1981-Sep

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A New Study of Excellence in Undergraduate Education--Part One: Departments without Distinguished Graduate Programs.

Solmon, Lewis C.; Astin, Alexander W.

Change, v13 n6 p22-28 Sep 1981

A Higher Education Research Institute pilot study of the reputations of undergraduate departments is discussed. The intent of the study was to quantify the subjective judgments of undergraduate departmental quality and to investigate the association of ratings on different criteria and for different types of institutions. (MLW)

Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Departments, Economics, Educational Quality, English, Higher Education, History, Institutional Characteristics, Majority Attitudes, Rating Scales, Recognition (Achievement), Reputation, Sociology, Status, Undergraduate Study

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