Framework for Rating Higher Education Construction Programs in the US: Perspective of Administrators

Autor/inn/en	Ghosh, Somik; Bigelow, Ben; Johnston, Jonathan
Titel	Framework for Rating Higher Education Construction Programs in the US: Perspective of Administrators
Quelle	In: Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 149 (2023) 1 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2643-9107
DOI	10.1061/(ASCE)EI.2643-9115.0000070
Schlagwörter	Models; Construction (Process); Civil Engineering; Administrator Attitudes; Higher Education; Achievement Rating + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Analogiemodell; Aufbau; Konstruktion; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Achievement; Rating; Leistung; Beurteilung; Leistungsbeurteilung
Abstract	Ranking systems are readily available and offer a simplistic way to differentiate among universities. However, end-users are not informed about the criteria and methods used to develop the ranking systems. Whereas ranking systems are used by prospective students, their lack of reliability and transparency outweigh their benefits. There are a few reliable ranking systems of institutions and some disciplines, but there is no reliable ranking system for construction higher education programs. This study proposes a rating, instead of a ranking system, to better illustrate the comparative excellence of a program, rather than simply providing an ordinal scale. This study focused on creating the framework for rating construction programs through the lens of faculty and administrators. Specifically, the study sought to identify appropriate criteria for rating construction programs and to find consensus among administrators concerning the criteria. An initial list of 200 criteria were gathered from three sources before applying parameters of: measurability, triangulation, and saturation that consolidated it to 21. Then, a modified Delphi method was used to objectively create a consensus for 11 criteria that should serve as a framework for rating the excellence of construction programs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01