Influence of institutional seniority and type of ownership on university quality rankings: correlational analysis of Peruvian universities
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
ISSN: 2050-7003
Article publication date: 23 September 2020
Issue publication date: 12 October 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This study evaluates the correlations between the universities' type of property (public, private associative and private corporate), institutional seniority (<20, 20–45 and >45 years) and the presence and position in national and international university rankings.
Design/methodology/approach
It considers 90 Peruvian universities certified by SUNEDU (public agency for the accreditation of universities in Peru). According to their presence in 20 university rankings (yes/no) and the position (tertiles) in two world rankings: Webometrics and SIR Iberoamericano, four universities participated in 10 or more rankings and only 16 (18%) in six or more.
Findings
The private corporate universities were the least old (p < 0.01). No association was found with the type of property both in the presence in rankings and in the positioning (p > 0.05), except in one where there was less participation of public institutions. Long-lived universities had higher participation and better positioning in rankings than those with less seniority (p < 0.01). The presence and better positioning in university rankings depend on institutional seniority and not on the type of ownership in Peruvian licensed universities.
Originality/value
This research highlights the lack of equity in several international rankings for the evaluation of the quality of universities, in the respect that most of them give priority to aspects related to institutional seniority and size. At the same time, the results of younger and smaller institutions are not put into perspective.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Dr. Percy Mayta-Tristan, Director General of Research, Development, and Innovation, Universidad Científica del Sur, Peru, for his collaboration in this research.Funding: This research was carried out thanks to the research project funded by the Universidad Científica del Sur (Peru).
Citation
Dextre-Chacón, J.C., Tejedor, S. and Romero-Rodriguez, L.M. (2021), "Influence of institutional seniority and type of ownership on university quality rankings: correlational analysis of Peruvian universities", Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 1007-1023. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-06-2020-0188
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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