Does Anyone Use Information from University Rankings?

Autor/in	Soo, Kwok Tong
Titel	Does Anyone Use Information from University Rankings?
Quelle	In: Education Economics, 21 (2013) 2, S.176-190 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-5292
DOI	10.1080/09645292.2011.561626
Schlagwörter	Reputation; Institutional Characteristics; Periodicals; Educational Quality; Teacher Attitudes; College Applicants; College Choice; College Faculty; Foreign Countries; Economics; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lehrerverhalten; College applications; Studienbewerber; Studienortwahl; Fakultät; Ausland; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper estimates the effect that the league table published in the Sunday Times University Guide has on perceptions of the quality of universities by head teachers and academics, and on Home, EU and Overseas student applications, using data from 2005 to 2009 and a System GMM model for dynamic panel data. Our main result is that university rankings influence the perceptions of head teachers and academics, but have no statistically significant impact on student applications. There is evidence of persistence in perceptions and applications, suggesting the importance of reputational factors. Perceptions of head teachers and academics of pre-92 and post-92 universities are influenced by different criteria. (Contains 7 tables and 9 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10