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Direct linkKim, Jeongeun; Bastedo, Michael N. – Journal of Education and Work, 2017
In this study, we investigate how college extracurricular activities influence students' early occupational outcomes. In particular, we examine how the type and number of extracurricular activities, as well as level of participation, influence occupational prestige and job satisfaction. Employing the three national databases, we compare the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Extracurricular Activities, Education Work Relationship, Career Choice
Bowman, Nicholas A.; Bastedo, Michael N. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2011
Despite ongoing debates about their uses and validity, university rankings are a popular means to compare institutions within a country and around the world. Anchoring theory suggests that these rankings may influence assessments of institutional reputation, and this effect may be particularly strong when a new rankings system is introduced. We…
Descriptors: Reputation, Universities, Bias, Peer Evaluation
Kim, Jeongeun; Kim, Jiyun; Jaquette, Ozan; Bastedo, Michael N. – Journal of Higher Education, 2014
Employing NCES databases, we investigate how college selectivity influences job satisfaction and prestige from the 1970s to the 1990s and across different racial categories. We find that the effect of college selectivity has essentially disappeared over time and that minority students are particularly disadvantaged with respect to job satisfaction.
Descriptors: College Admission, Selective Admission, Job Satisfaction, Reputation
Bastedo, Michael N.; Bowman, Nicholas A. – Research in Higher Education, 2011
Higher education administrators believe that revenues are linked to college rankings and act accordingly, particularly those at research universities. Although rankings are clearly influential for many schools and colleges, this fundamental assumption has yet to be tested empirically. Drawing on data from multiple resource providers in higher…
Descriptors: Out of State Students, Higher Education, Research Universities, Administrators
Bowman, Nicholas A.; Bastedo, Michael N. – Research in Higher Education, 2009
Recent studies have suggested that a causal link exists between college rankings and subsequent admissions indicators. However, it is unclear how these effects vary across institutional type (i.e., national universities vs. liberal arts colleges) or whether these effects persist when controlling for other factors that affect admissions outcomes.…
Descriptors: Mass Media Effects, College Admission, College Applicants, College Choice
Bastedo, Michael N.; Bowman, Nicholas A. – American Journal of Education, 2010
Processes of certification and evaluation are some of the most powerful institutional forces in organizational fields, and in the higher education field, rankings are a primary factor in assessing organizational performance. This article explores the institutional effects of the "U.S. News & World Report" undergraduate rankings on the reputational…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Structural Equation Models, Reputation, Liberal Arts
