Rankings and accountability in higher education : uses and misuses / P.T.M. Marope, P.J. Wells and E. Hazelkorn (eds).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marope, P. T. M. (Priscilla Toka Mmantsetsa)

Wells, Peter J.

Hazelkorn, Ellen.

Unesco.

Series:

Education on the move

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Ratings and rankings.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--Evaluation.

Educational accountability.

Educational productivity.

Physical Description:

306 pages : color illustrations, color charts ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Paris : UNESCO Publishing, 2013.

Summary:

The growing impact of university rankings on public policy - and on students' choices - has stirred controversy worldwide. This unique volume brings together the architects to debate the uses and misuses of existing rankings. With voices from five continents, it provides a comprehensive overview of current thinking on the subject and sets out alternative approaches and complementary tools for a new era of transparent and informed use of higher education ranking tables -- P. 4 of cover.

Contents:

1. The Academic Ranking of World Universities and its future direction / Nian Cai Liu

2. An evolving methodology: the Times Higher Education World University rankings / Phil Baty

3. Issues of transparency and applicability in global university rankings / Ben Sowler

4. World-class universities or world-class systems? Rankings and higher education policy changes / Ellen Hazelkorn

5. Rankings and online learning: a disruptive combination for higher education? / John Daniel

6. Ranking higher education institutions: a critical perspective / Peter Scott

7. Rankings, new accountability tools and quality assurance / Judith Eaton

8. An African perspective on rankings in higher education / Peter A. Okebukola

9. Rankings and information on Japanese universities / Akiyoshi Yonezawa

10. The national and institutional impact of university rankings: the case of Malaysia / Sharifah Hapsah

11. What's the use of rankings? / Kevin Downing

12. A decade of international university rankings: a critical perspective from Latin America / Imanol Ordorika and Marion Lloyd

13. If ranking is the disease, is benchmarking the cure? / Jamil Salmi

14. U-multirank: a user-driver and multi-dimensional ranking tool in global higher education and research / Frans van Vught and Frank Ziegele

15. Towards an international assessment of higher education learning outcomes: the OECD-led AHELO initiative / Richard Yelland and Rodrigo Castañeda Valle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789230011567

9230011568

OCLC:

854890092