Reputation strength as a determinant of faculty employment: A test of the step-down thesis among clinical psychology doctoral programs

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 881-891

  Roberts, Michael C ^a   Ilardi, Stephen S ^a   Johnson, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic reputations; Employment; Hiring practices; Prestige; Rankings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTORAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

DISSERTATIONS, ACADEMIC; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; EMPLOYMENT; FACULTY; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL;

EID: 33746032980     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20254     Document Type: Article

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