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The Reappearance of Rankings: Reliability, Validity, Explanation, Quality, and the Mission of Library and Information Science.

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McGrath, William E. – Library Quarterly, 1993

Argues that perception studies and ranking are lacking in validity and reliability because of small sample size, simplistic statistical analyses, and the evaluation of quality by educators. It is asserted that quality control is more valid when evaluated by the customers of education, i.e., the students. (11 references) (EA)

Descriptors: Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods, Graduate Students, Higher Education