Nearing World-Class: Singapore's Two Universities in QSWUR 2015/16

Autor/in	Soh, Kaycheng
Titel	Nearing World-Class: Singapore's Two Universities in QSWUR 2015/16
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 38 (2016) 1, S.78-87 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-080X
DOI	10.1080/1360080X.2015.1126897
Schlagwörter	Reputation; Universities; Foreign Countries; Citations (References); Regression (Statistics); Institutional Evaluation; Comparative Analysis; Educational Quality; Statistical Analysis; Validity; Excellence in Education; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? University; Universität; Ausland; Citations; Zitat; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Statistische Analyse; Gültigkeit; Lernerfolg; Singapur
Abstract	Many universities strive to become world-class and two of Singapore's universities are almost there, being ranked 12th and 13th in the QSWUR 2015/16. This study looked into the details of indicator rankings and found that the two universities are comparable to those in the top 10 universities in the same ranking in practically all indicators with the exception of "Citations". Further analysis of the data of the 58 highest ranking universities with complete data revealed discrepancies in the assigned and attained indicator weights. Moreover, the "Academic" and "Citations" categories were not able to be used in stepwise regression calculations. These indicate that the computed "Overall" result is not what the ranker intended it to be and needs re-interpretation. If rankings are not anchored in statistical ground, discussions on rankings are at the abstract and verbal level, similar to discourses on alchemy (faith) vis-a-vis chemistry (facts). (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01