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Krzeski, Jakub; Szadkowski, Krystian; Kulczycki, Emanuel – Research Evaluation, 2022
The study investigates the process of creating evaluative homogeneity within a performance-based research funding system. It does so in reference to the experience of creating a national journal ranking in Poland in 2019. It refers to the cases of two disciplines: biology and history. The use of this case is justified by its unique character, that…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Reputation, Financial Support, Performance Based Assessment
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Collyer, Fran – Critical Studies in Education, 2013
The relationships between disciplines and the institutions within which they are situated is a fertile area for researching the shaping of sociological knowledge. Applying theoretical insights from the sociology of knowledge, this article draws on an empirical study of research publications in the sociology of health and medicine to show which…
Descriptors: Reputation, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Correlation
Gafoor, K. Abdul; Ashraf, P. Muhammed – Online Submission, 2012
This study explores the academic self-efficacy and School-Image among higher secondary school students, on a sample of 652 XIth standard students drawn from Kerala, adopting proportionate stratified random sampling. The data was collected using Academic Self-Efficacy Scale and School-Image Scale. Significant difference exist in School-Image of…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Beliefs, Influences, Reputation
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Baird, Leonard – Tertiary Education and Management, 2009
Using US national data, this study examines the levels and interactions between reputational rankings, average publications, citations, and external research support across 30 disciplines. The analyses show great variation among the disciplines in average and range of publications, citations, and external research support. They also show that the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Research Universities, Faculty Publishing, Research
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Williams, Ross; Van Dyke, Nina – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2008
League tables that rank universities may use reputational measures, performance measures, or both. Each type of measure has strengths and weaknesses. In this paper, we rank disciplines in Australian universities both by reputation, using an international survey of senior academics, and with actual performance measures. We then compare the two…
Descriptors: Reputation, Performance, Intellectual Disciplines, Universities
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Sweitzer, Kyle; Volkwein, J. Fredericks – Research in Higher Education, 2009
Using a conceptual model, this study examines the variables associated with the "U.S. News and World Report" peer assessment ratings of graduate and professional schools in business, education, engineering, law, and medicine. What are the correlates of prestige among the nation's leading graduate and professional schools, and are they consistent…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Reputation, Professional Education, Comparative Analysis