http://www.jeunestreet.com/2009/02/24/the-illusion-of-prestige/ On religion, governance and world development Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:36:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.jeunestreet.com/2009/02/24/the-illusion-of-prestige/comment-page-1/#comment-215 G Cameron Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:44:29 +0000 http://www.jeunestreet.com/?p=489#comment-215 University rankings *are* the prestige. But rankings are often made on the basis of research production, which doesn't correlate with the quality of undergraduate teaching. Many students choose to attend universities for their undergraduate degrees based on university 'ranking' when this may not be an appropriate proxy value for quality. University rankings *are* the prestige. But rankings are often made on the basis of research production, which doesn’t correlate with the quality of undergraduate teaching. Many students choose to attend universities for their undergraduate degrees based on university ‘ranking’ when this may not be an appropriate proxy value for quality.

]]> http://www.jeunestreet.com/2009/02/24/the-illusion-of-prestige/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Neysan Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:42:08 +0000 http://www.jeunestreet.com/?p=489#comment-212 Very true. While i was choosing my university, i was shocked between to see big differences between the University Rankings according to prestige, and those according to quality. Very true. While i was choosing my university, i was shocked between to see big differences between the University Rankings according to prestige, and those according to quality.

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