The Rise of American Research Universities: Elites and Challengers in the Postwar Era

by Hugh Davis Graham and Nancy Diamond

Book Overview

This study provides an historical interpretation of the ascendency of American research universities and an estimate of their scholarly achievement. The authors question traditional methods of rating the reputation and performance of universities; offering instead an empirical analysis of faculty productivity based on research grants received, published research, and peer approval of that work.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801854253
• ISBN13: 9780801854255
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher