Psychol Rep. 1992 Jun;70(3):1163-8. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1992.70.3c.1163.

Hiring practices in dental education: comparison of top-and lower-ranked schools.

Psychological reports

J H Bair, M Boor

PMID: 1496088 DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1992.70.3c.1163

Abstract

The ten top-ranked dental schools, as indicated in The Gourman Report, had hired significantly more faculty members from among their own graduates (Mdn=42.5%) than had ten randomly selected lower-ranked dental schools (Mdn=19.6%). However, the proportions of faculty members hired by the ten top-ranked dental schools from graduates of the top-ranked schools other than their own (Mdn=15.9%) were nearly identical to the proportions of faculty members hired by the lower-ranked schools from graduates of the ten top-ranked schools (Mdn=17.2%). Both top-ranked and lower-ranked schools showed wide variations in their tendencies to hire faculty from top-ranked schools. Some variables that might account for these variations in hiring practices are noted.

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MeSH terms

• Education, Dental*
• Faculty, Dental*
• Humans
• Personnel Selection*
• Schools, Dental*
• United States

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• Journal Article

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