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Table of Contents:
Preface Prologue Part I. The College Ranking Industry: From Curiosity, to Scorekeeper, to Rankocracy Chapter 1. Apples, Oranges, and Refrigerators: Should Colleges Be Ranked? Chapter 2. Meet the Ranking Industry's 800-Pound Gorilla—and Its Cousins Chapter 3. Making "Best-College Stew": A Recipe for Disaster? Chapter 4. Who Cares about Rankings? Applicants Do! Chapter 5. Resist or Embrace: Educators' Responses to Rankings Chapter 6. Garbage In? The Misreporting of Rankings Data Part II. The Prestige Treadmill: Reputation, Wealth, and Rankings Chapter 7. Conferring Pedigree: The Educational Aristocracy Chapter 8. Measuring Prestige by Popularity Poll: The Opinions of "Experts" Chapter 9. The Wealth of Institutions: What Is a College Worth? Chapter 10. The Spending Rat Race: Maximizing Per-Student Subsidy Part III. The Gatekeepers: Judging Colleges by Who Gets In and Who Doesn't Chapter 11. The Best and the Brightest: Student Selectivity and College Rankings Chapter 12. SAT: The Elephant in the Admissions Office, and in the Rankings Chapter 13. Chasing High SAT Scores: The Games Colleges Play Chapter 14. Intercollegiate Admissions Competition: Winners and Losers Chapter 15. Affirmative Inaction: Race, Ethnicity, and Rankings Part IV. Higher Goals for Higher Education: Outcomes, Value Added, and the Public Good Chapter 16. Inside the Black Box: Can Learning Gains Be Measured? Chapter 17. Proxies for Learning Outcomes: Instructional Content and Quality Chapter 18. Crossing the Finish Line: Ranking Schools by Graduation Rates Chapter 19. Making a Living: The Winding Road from College to Career Chapter 20. Social Immobility: College Rankings and the American Dream Chapter 21. Making a Life: The Art of Being Human Conclusion. Breaking the Rankocracy's Grip Appendix. Eight Schools, a Thousand Flowers . . . Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Colin Diver was formerly the president of Reed College, a trustee of Amherst College, and the dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he is currently the Charles A. Heimbold Jr. Professor of Law and Economics Emeritus.

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If you are buying a car or a refrigerator, a Consumer Reports–style rankings system works just fine. But, as Diver points out, there is no right answer when it comes to choosing a college—for all the fancy formulas the rankings companies trot out, they offer faux science. —David Kirp, The Nation Offers a harsh critique of the rankings industry and its impact on undergraduate colleges and law schools. —Inside Higher Ed Breaking Ranks sweeps away whatever shreds of credibility the rankings business retains. —Michael Thaddeus, CNN A spirited, often witty critique of the college ranking industry. —Forbes Breaking Ranks is more than just an exposé: Diver also offers advice on how families can choose schools that are the best match for their aspiring student.17 —Town & Country A useful primer on the pros and cons of college rankings. —Washington Monthly Diver likens 'the homogenizing effect of rankings' on diverse colleges and universities to a Procrustean bed: not a good way to find a fit.He is conversant with all the data, and teases apart superficial measures of, say, graduate indebtedness....If educators cannot ignore the rankings, he advises, at least they can junk worthless peer rankings, resist publicizing illegitimate ones, and make accessible the full range of data on their institutions. —Harvard Magazine A lucid and comprehensive critique of the 'rankings industry'.[Diver's] treatment of the topic is superb, and I recommend it to any readers who remain undecided about whether ranking colleges is a good idea. —Christopher L. Eisgruber, Elsevier Connect The book is well-structured, [Diver's] arguments are well-built, and his writing style is very accessible....What you might not expect is his honesty....Getting the opportunity to watch a university president think these matters through; to see the rationale that led to them taking a stand, and the impact that taking that stand had on their institution is gold-dust. —WonkHE In Breaking Ranks, Diver walks readers through the basics of the ranking industry, its history, its growth, and the distortions that arise as institutions devise strategies to improve their positions, including the temptation to misrepresent their figures....Chapters are short and highly readable. —Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning This book could hardly be timelier...This is a highly researched and fascinating book on the manipulative side of higher ed. —Bookmarked Readers A well-written, well-referenced book...Diver has written an excellent analysis of how rankings became so powerful and has clearly identified why they are problematic and do not measure what they claim to. He describes why and how rankings have become so pervasive in the US and makes a strong argument for rejecting the rankings industry as it stands. He also proposes some ways of actually measuring the quality of education institutions provide. —Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781421443065
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 01
  • Sub Title: How the Rankings Industry Rules Higher Education and What to Do about It
  • ISBN-10: 1421443066
  • Publisher Date: 07 Jun 2022
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 368
  • Returnable: 01


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