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Espeland, Wendy Nelson; Sauder, Michael – Russell Sage Foundation, 2016
Students and the public routinely consult various published college rankings to assess the quality of colleges and universities and easily compare different schools. However, many institutions have responded to the rankings in ways that benefit neither the schools nor their students. In "Engines of Anxiety," sociologists Wendy Espeland…
Descriptors: Reputation, Periodicals, Educational Quality, Student Attitudes