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Peer reviewedWebster, David S.; Skinner, Tad – Change, 1996
A discussion of the National Research Council's 1995 ranking of research-doctorate programs in the United States criticizes the report for what it does not address, particularly comparisons with the information it disseminated in a 1982 report, some data discrepancies, and central issues such as an institution's available methods of instruction,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics
Download full textWarf, Barney; Webster, David S. – 1980
All of the major academic quality rankings of American Ph.D.-granting geography departments during 1925-80 are examined, and trends in the universities and regions in which the best Ph.D.-granting geography departments have been located are analyzed. Seven major ratings of geography departments are considered. Reputational rankings were conducted…
Descriptors: Departments, Doctoral Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational History
Webster, David S. – 1979
Evaluation methods for master's degree programs should be substantially different from those currently used for doctoral degree programs. Three current methods, that of Beverley Hurlbert, that of Jack Gourman, and that using departmental reputations as the major criterion, are insufficient. Elements that should be included in the evaluation are…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Departments, Educational Facilities
