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Rankings and the reshaping of higher education : the battle for world-class excellence / Ellen Hazelkorn.
LIBRA LB2331.62 .H39 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hazelkorn, Ellen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--Evaluation--Cross-cultural studies.
- Education, Higher.
- Universities and colleges--Evaluation--Cross-cultural studies.
- Universities and colleges.
- Higher education and state--Cross-cultural studies.
- Higher education and state.
- Universities and colleges--Evaluation.
- Education, Higher--Evaluation.
- Globalization.
- Genre:
- Cross-cultural studies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Introduction and Acknowledgements
- Globalisation and Rankings
- What Rankings Measure
- Impact and Influence of Rankings
- The View From Inside Higher Education
- Rankings, Student Choice and Recruitment
- Rankings and Policy Choices
- Reshaping Higher Education
- Appendix: Methodology
- References.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780230243248
- 023024324X
- OCLC:
- 690086409
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