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Rankings and the Reshaping of Higher Education: The Battle for World-Class Excellence

Autor Ellen Hazelkorn
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 ian 2014
Ten years have passed sincethe first global ranking of universities was published. Since then, universityrankings have continued to attract the attention of policymakers and theacademy, challenging perceived wisdom about the status and reputation, as wellas quality and performance, of higher education institutions. Their impact andinfluence has impacted and influenced policymakers, students and parents,employers and other stakeholders – in addition to higher education institutionsaround the world. They are now a significant factor shaping institutionalambition and reputation, and national priorities.
The second edition of Rankings and the Reshaping of HigherEducation, now in paperback, brings the story of rankings up-to-date. It contains new originalresearch, and extensive analysis of the rankings phenomenon. Ellen Hazelkorndraws together a wealth of international experience to chronicle how rankingsare helping reshape higher education in the age of globalization. Written in aneasy but authoritative style, this book makes an important contribution to ourunderstanding of rankings and global changes in higher education. It is essentialreading for policymakers, institutional leaders, managers, advisors, andscholars.


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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781349496051
ISBN-10: 1349496057
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:2nd ed. 2015
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface to Second Edition Introduction.- 1. Globalisation and the Reputation Race.- 2. What Rankings Measure.- 3. Impact and Influence of Rankings – The View From Inside Higher Education.- 4. Rankings, Student Choice and Recruitment.- 5. Rankings and Policy Choices.- 6. Reshaping Higher Education.

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"Hazelkorn's work is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding college rankings and the increasing impact they are having in the U.S. and globally." - USnews.com
"The book makes an important contribution to the understanding of the rankings phenomenon and ultimately stresses that the choice of indicators is crucial and needs to be considered in tandem with their consequences." - LSE Impact Blog
"This book by Hazelkorn marks the legitimisation of rankings as a serious topic of academic research and that this work will provide important documentation which future research will build upon." - Higher Education
"This is a fine study ... Hazelkorn's principles, methods and major conclusions will stand the test of time." - Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
"Every week seems to bring a new set of university rankings so thank goodness for Ellen Hazelkorn's Rankings and the Reshaping of Higher Education: The Battle for World-Class Excellence to make sense of it all." - Joe Humphreys, Irish Times
"From the perspective of higher education institutions, to students and policymakers, the book is an essential resource for understanding this pressurized educational discourse, which now impacts almost every country throughout the world." - New Books Network

Notă biografică

Ellen Hazelkorn is Policy Advisor to the Higher Education Authority (HEA), and Emeritus Professor and Director, Higher Education Policy Research Unit (HEPRU), Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland. She is also President of the European Association of Institutional Research (EAIR), and a member the Advisory Board and Management Committee of the Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE), Institute of Education, University College London. Ellen publishes widely on issues of higher education policy, and works as a specialist with international organisations, governments, and universities around the world.

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'Hazelkorn'swork is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding college rankings andthe increasing impact they are having in the U.S. and globally.' - USnews.com

'Thebook makes an important contribution to the understanding of the rankings phenomenonand ultimately stresses that the choice of indicators is crucial and needs tobe considered in tandem with their consequences.' - LSE Blog

'Thisbook by Hazelkorn marks the legitimisation of rankings as a serious topic ofacademic research and that this work will provide important documentation whichfuture research will build upon'. - HigherEducation

'Thisis a fine study...Hazelkorn's principles, methods and major conclusions willstand the test of time.' - Journal ofHigher Education Policy and Management

Ten years have passed since the first global ranking of universities was published. Since then, university rankings have continued to attract the attention of policymakers and the academy, challenging perceived wisdom about the status and reputation, as well as quality and performance, of higher education institutions. Their impact and influence has impacted and influenced policymakers, students and parents, employers and other stakeholders – in addition to higher education institutions around the world. They are now a significant factor shaping institutional ambition and reputation, and national priorities.
The second edition of Rankings and the Reshaping of Higher Education, now in paperback, brings the story of rankings up-to-date. It contains new original research, and extensive analysis of the rankings phenomenon. Ellen Hazelkorn draws together a wealth of international experience to chronicle how rankings are helping reshape higher education in the age of globalization. Written in an easy but authoritative style, this book makes an important contribution to our understanding of rankings and global changes in higher education. It is essential reading for policymakers, institutional leaders, managers, advisors, and scholars.