inside the curious world of academic judgment Lamont, Michéle 1957- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography mau Cambridge, Mass Harvard University Press 2009 monographic eng 330 p. ; 22 cm. Judging quality isn't robotically rational; it's emotional, cognitive, and social, too. Yet most academics' self-respect is rooted in their ability to analyze complexity and recognize quality, in order to come to the fairest decisions about that elusive god, "excellence." In How Professors Think, Lamont aims to illuminate the confidential process of evaluation and to push the gatekeepers to both better understand and perform their role. --from publisher description. Opening the black box of peer review -- How panels work -- On disciplinary cultures -- Pragmatic fairness : customary rules of deliberation -- Recognizing various kinds of excellence -- Considering interdisciplinarity and diversity -- Implications in the United States and abroad. Michéle Lamont. Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-315) and index. College teachers Rating of Peer review Teacher effectiveness Portfolios in education Profesores universitarios Evaluación Formación profesional de maestros Eficacia docente Portafolios en educación LB 2333 L234h 2009 378.1/2 9780674032668 0674032667 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10399446 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10399446 E7B 080723 20230410124007.0 spa