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Nominal versus Attained Weights in Universitas 21 Ranking
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Soh, Kaycheng – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
Universitas 21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems (U21 Ranking) is one of the three new ranking systems appearing in 2012. In contrast with the other systems, U21 Ranking uses countries as the unit of analysis. It has several features which lend it with greater trustworthiness, but it also shared some methodological issues with the other…
Descriptors: Colleges, Rating Scales, Reputation, Weighted Scores
"Times Higher Education" 100 under 50 Ranking: Old Wine in a New Bottle?
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Soh, Kaycheng – Quality in Higher Education, 2013
"Times Higher Education" 100 under 50 ranking is a new twist to the university ranking. It focuses on universities that have a history of 50 years or less with the purpose of offsetting the advantage of prestige of the older ones. This article re-analysed the data publicly available and looked into relevant conceptual and statistical issues. The…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reputation, Colleges, Universities
World University Rankings: What Is in for Top Ten East Asian Universities?
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Soh, Kaycheng – New Horizons in Education, 2012
Background: World university rankings have been around for a decade and there are several such systems competing for the attention of higher education institutions. A frequent criticism is that they have a bias toward English-speaking countries and sciences; Europe and the Latin America have been vocal about this and are working on alternatives.…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Reputation