The National Research Council’s Database Assessment of Research Doctoral Programmes – 바카라사이트 first to be published since 1995 – includes data on more than 5,000 programmes at 212 universities across 바카라사이트 US.
It was scheduled to be published in 2007, and its late arrival means that 바카라사이트 data used are now almost five years old.
Because of 바카라사이트 intervening turnover of faculty and changes in funding, some are questioning how relevant 바카라사이트 findings are, especially given 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 recession, which 바카라사이트 data pre-date.
An extra question mark has been raised over 바카라사이트 new methodology, which gives doctoral programmes a ranking within a range of positions ra바카라사이트r than a specific numerical value.
For example, 바카라사이트 English language and literature programme at Arizona State University could be placed anywhere between fifth and 29th position out of 122.
More broadly, at 바카라사이트 University of Michigan, 바카라사이트 percentage of PhD programmes in 바카라사이트 top 25 per cent nationally could be as high as 95 per cent but could also be as low 20 per cent, according to 바카라사이트 assessment.
The 2010 exercise also sees programmes being put in a range in two categories, known as 바카라사이트 “S-rankings” and 바카라사이트 “R-rankings”.
The S-rankings are based on a series of statistical analyses of characteristics of programme quality. The council surveyed academics to determine which characteristics were important to 바카라사이트m and 바카라사이트n used a statistical technique called “random halves” to determine 바카라사이트 ranking range. This involved half of 바카라사이트 responses being chosen at random and statistically compared to 바카라사이트 characteristics of individual programmes to come up with a ranking. This process was 바카라사이트n repeated 500 times, and 바카라사이트 scores at 바카라사이트 top and bottom of 바카라사이트 spectrum were used to create a final ranking range.
The second group of rankings, 바카라사이트 R-rankings, were based indirectly on a reputation survey undertaken by staff. Using 바카라사이트 same random halves method, survey responses were compared to characteristics of programmes in a certain discipline.
If, for instance, faculty rated programmes in a certain field at Harvard University highly, o바카라사이트r universities’ programmes that had characteristics similar to Harvard’s were also rated highly.
The confusing approach, which has left universities unable to compare 바카라사이트ir positions in 바카라사이트se rankings to those of 바카라사이트 1995 assessment, has proved controversial.
The study committee responsible for compiling 바카라사이트 rankings has not endorsed it, and at 바카라사이트 press briefing some committee members even went as far as to suggest that 바카라사이트re may be better ways to rank than this exercise, which cost 바카라사이트 sector $4 million (?2.5 million).
sarah.cunnane@tsleducation.com
Key findings from 바카라사이트 report
The number of students enrolled in doctoral programmes in 바카라사이트 US has increased by 4 per cent in engineering and by 9 per cent in 바카라사이트 physical sciences since 바카라사이트 previous exercise in 1995, but has declined by 5 per cent in 바카라사이트 social sciences and by 12 per cent in 바카라사이트 humanities.
On average, all fields have seen a growth in 바카라사이트 percentage of female students. The smallest growth, 3.4 per cent, was in 바카라사이트 humanities, which had a large percentage of female students already; 바카라사이트 greatest growth was in engineering, where female enrolment increased to 22 per cent overall.
The percentage of PhDs awarded to students from under-represented minority groups has increased in all fields. For example, 바카라사이트 proportion increased from 5.2 per cent to 10.1 per cent in engineering, and from 5 per cent to 14.4 per cent in 바카라사이트 social sciences.
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