Relationship between U.S. News and World Report's and the national research council's ratings/rankings of psychology departments

American Psychologist

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1035-1037

  Hanges, Paul J ^a   Lyon, Julie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FACULTY; HUMANS; NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (U.S.); PERIODICALS; PSYCHOLOGY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 30544436714     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.60.9.1035     Document Type: Review

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