Rankings and the reshaping of higher education
Subtitle: the battle for world-class excellence
By: Ellen Hazelkorn
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780230243248
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; Higher Education; EDUCATION / Higher; Higher education and state; Cross-cultural studies; Globalization; Evaluation; Universities and colleges
Description: "University rankings have gained popularity around the world, and are now a significant factor shaping reputation. This book is the first comprehensive study of rankings from a global perspective, making an important contribution to our understanding of the rankings phenomenon"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction and Acknowledgements; title: Globalisation and Rankings; title: What Rankings Measure; title: Impact and Influence of Rankings; title: The View From Inside Higher Education; title: Rankings, Student Choice and Recruitment; title: Rankings and Policy Choices; title: Reshaping Higher Education; title: Appendix: Methodology; title: References.