University Rankings : Theoretical Basis, Methodology and Impacts on Global Higher Education

University Rankings Theoretical Basis, Methodology and Impacts on Global Higher Education

This ground-breaking and exhaustive analysis of university ranking surveys scrutinizes their theoretical bases, methodological issues, societal impact, and policy implications, providing readers with a deep understanding of these controversial comparators. The authors propose that university ranking...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Shin, Jung Cheol (-), Toutkoushian, Robert K., Teichler, Ulrich
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands 2011.
Colección:The Changing Academy : The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective ; 3.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • 1. The Past, Present, and Future of University Rankings; Jung Cheol SHIN and Robert K. TOUTKOUSHIAN
  • PART A. Organizational Effectiveness, Quality, and Rankings
  • 2. Organizational Effectiveness and University Rankings; Jung Cheol SHIN
  • 3.  Competitors of Rankings: New Directions in Quality Assurance and Accountability; Grant HARMAN
  • 4. The Social Contexts and Systemic Consequence of University Rankings: A Meta-Analysis of the Ranking Literature; Ulrich TEICHLER
  • PART B. Methodological Issues of University Rankings
  • 5. Methodological Issues: Indicators and Weights; Bernard LONGDEN
  • 6.  Measures of Faculty Productivity; Karen WEBBER
  • 7. Issues in Measuring the Research Performance of Postsecondary Institutions; Robert K. TOUTKOUSHIAN and Karen WEBBER
  • 8.  Peer Review and Bibliometric Indicators: Potentials and Problems; Lutz BORNMANN
  • 9.  Measuring Teaching Performance; Keith TRIGWELL
  • PART C. Social Impacts of University Rankings
  • 10. On the Efficacy of Raising Your University’s Rankings; Christopher MORPHEW and Christopher SWANSON
  • 11. The Institutionalization of Rankings: Managing Status Anxiety in an Increasingly Marketized Environment; William LOCKE
  • 12. Reaction to Academic Ranking: Knowledge Production, Faculty Productivity from an International Perspective; Akira ARIMOTO
  • 13: The Future of University Rankings; Ulrich TEICHLER
  • Index.

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