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The Quest for Institutional Recognition: A Longitudinal Analysis of Scholarly Productivity and Academic Prestige among Sociology Departments.
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Keith, Bruce; Babchuk, Nicholas – Social Forces, 1998
Examines the association between departmental prestige and faculty scholarship for the discipline of sociology using evaluative ratings from three national studies and objective data on publications. Scholarship was far less important in determining current prestige ratings than either the past reputations of departments or those of their…
Descriptors: College Environment, Departments, Faculty Publishing, Graduate School Faculty
Training Sociologists: An Assessment of Professional Socialization and the Emergence of Career Aspirations.
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Keith, Bruce; Moore, Helen A. – Teaching Sociology, 1995
Reports on a study of professional socialization and the emergence of career aspirations among 566 graduate students in sociology. Finds that access to initial funding and mentoring have substantial effects on students' professional socialization. (CFR)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Departments, Graduate Students
A Longitudinal Assessment of Productivity in Prominent Sociology Journals and Departmental Prestige.
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Keith, Bruce; Babchuk, Nicholas – American Sociologist, 1994
Reports on a study of the theory of cumulative advantage and disadvantage as it applies to the productivity and prestige of academic departments within sociology. Finds that past accomplishments do not bear importantly on current perceptions of departmental prestige. (CFR)
Descriptors: Departments, Faculty Promotion, Faculty Publishing, Higher Education