Research Of University Ranking Credibility In China

The credibility of university ranking means evaluation trust and satisfaction of the general public to university ranking.A credible university ranking can help students and parents to have a better understanding of the university,entering oneself for an examination the school guidance and professional.It can help improving level of running university itself,and promote the university cultivate talents and serve the society.It also to guarantee the university education quality.While,due to the university ranking agencies and the problems existing in the process of university ranking,frequent questions exist about university ranking,which core is the question of university ranking credibility.Based on the investigation of university students and teachers in Hunan province,making credibility questionnaire by using the Western and Taiwan scholar's scale and the uniqueness of the combination of education and special national conditions in China,listing interview outline,and then to conduct fieldwork on the four top Chinese ranking which is the "Evaluation of Chinese University" by wu shulian research team of guangdong institute of management science;the "Evaluation Report of Chinese Universities and Disciplines" by the China science evaluation research center of wuhan university;the "Chinese university ranking" of the Internet giant(China)co.,LTD.And the list of Chinese universities by Chinese alumni association.Focus on collecting first-hand information of university ranking credibility in China,exploring the present situation and problems of Chinese university ranking credibility,and put forward to solve the problems of the relevant targeted strategy.By using SPSS statistical software for data recovery test and mathematical analysis of data,it is concluded that the conclusion of this study:between(China)co.,LTD.,the "authority","credibility","influence" with a little higher,the second"authority" of wuhan university is higher,the Chinese association of higher"credibility","influence".Contrast,between list(China)co.,LTD;In the empirical study on credibility higher some,followed by the alumni association in China;there was no significant difference between teachers and students for university ranking in general.The analysis of data and the results show that the influencing factors of university ranking credibility in our country are:ranking agencies and personnel professional quality,the purpose of the ranking,the ranking index system,the data source and the public recognition.Therefore,the strategy of promoting China's university ranking credibility should focus from the following aspects:improving the ranking agencies and personnel's professional accomplishment,eliminates the utilitarian rankings purpose,build a scientific and reasonable index system,to ensure reliable data source,increasing publicity and information disclosure transparency ranking activities.