SIGMETRICS Digest - 22 May 2000 to 24 May 2000 (#2000-80)

[smiragli]

Kenichi,

Another chore: can you get this article for me please?

Thanks.  I'll see you Weds. at 1:00 at Bobst.

R. Smiraglia





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>Topics of the day:
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>  1. ABS: Ramsden, Predicting institutional research performance from
published
>     indicators
>
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>From: Gretchen Whitney <gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU>
>Subject: ABS: Ramsden, Predicting institutional research performance from
published indicators
>
>PT J
>AU Ramsden, P
>TI Predicting institutional research performance from published
>   indicators: A test of a classification of Australian university
>   types
>SO HIGHER EDUCATION
>LA English
>DT Article
>NR 21
>SN 0018-1560
>PU KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL
>C1 Griffith Univ, Griffith Inst Higher Educ, Nathan, Qld 4111,
>   Australia.
>   Griffith Univ, Griffith Inst Higher Educ, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia.
>ID PUBLICATION PRODUCTIVITY
>AB In 1998, the Australian federal government published
>   comprehensive performance indicator data on universities. This
>   article makes use of several indicators to examine correlates
>   of research productivity in Australian universities, and to
>   test the explanatory power of Marginson's (1997) typology of
>   universities. Research productivity is measured using the
>   quantity known as the 'research quantum' (RQ), which is a
>   performance-related component of operating grant funding.
>   Results of the analysis reveal that a large proportion of the
>   variability in research performance can be attributed to two
>   latent constructs. One relates together favourable student-
>   staff ratios, a high proportion of graduating students
>   continuing into further study, and a high proportion of
>   research qualified staff. The other connects graduates'
>   experiences of low quality courses, good student progress rates
>   and low attrition with high graduate employability. These
>   factors also predict membership of the four Marginson types.
>   The results confirm that Australian universities can be
>   separated into four main reputational groups based chiefly on
>   research performance. Some implications for the use of
>   performance indicators in a more market-driven system are
>   discussed.
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>   BOURKE P, 1997, 56 AGPS AUSTR RES CO
>   CRESWELL JH, 1985, 7 ASHEERIC
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>   HILMER F, 1993, NATL COMPETITION POL
>   LESLIE L, 1993, COMMERCIALISATION SC
>   LONG JS, 1978, AM SOCIOL REV, V43, P889
>   LOTKA AJ, 1926, J WASHINGTON ACADEMY, V16, P317
>   MARGINSON S, 1997, AUSTR U REV, V40, P5
>   RAMSDEN P, 1994, HIGH EDUC, V27, P207
>   RAMSDEN P, 1992, HIGH EDUC, V23, P273
>   WEST R, 1998, LEARNING LIFE REV HI
>   WILSON KL, 1997, STUD HIGH EDUC, V22, P33
>BP 341
>EP 358
>PG 18
>JI High. Educ.
>PY 1999
>PD JUN
>VL 37
>IS 4
>GA 217PW
>PI DORDRECHT
>RP Ramsden P
>   Griffith Univ, Griffith Inst Higher Educ, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia.
>J9 HIGHER EDUC
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Richard P. Smiraglia
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