Rankings Part Two: Methodology
This article is part of a series on university rankings. Part One dealt with some general problems with the concept of rankings. Part Three will look at some alternatives to rankings and how to pick...
View ArticleAlternatives to Rankings
This article is part of a series on university rankings. Part One dealt with some general problems with the concept of rankings. Part Two looked at the methodology of the rankings and some problems...
View ArticleRankings Update
This post is part of a series of articles I wrote on rankings, which starts hereIt's not just me that thinks rankings are not a useful tool for selecting a university. On April 2, , The Education...
View ArticleDoes US News just make it up?
I somehow missed the scandal over the new US News rankings which came out in August of this year. My views on these rankings have been made pretty clear.First of all participation in the survey they...
View ArticleAre International Rankings Any Better?
This article is part of a series on rankings. Part 1 talked about critiques of the US News ratings. Part 2 talked about the methodology of the US New rankings and Part 3 offered alternatives for...
View ArticleOne Year Ago: Happy Birthday to Me!
One year ago, this blog was just starting and at the time I was focused a lot more on universities, whereas I seem to have shifted more and more towards English language learning. It was very useful to...
View ArticleIf you must rank
I've made it quite clear on this blog that I am not a big fan of university rankings. Mainly because I don't think that the rankings work well. My reasons span 3 posts!. I vastly prefer coming up with...
View ArticleRankings Part One: General Problems
While I hate to generalize, I have to say that Kazakhstan students are crazy about rankings! It's one of the most common questions I get asked about American universities: "What is it ranked?" Or,...
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