Research handbook on university rankings : theory, methodology, influence and impact / edited by Ellen Hazelkorn and Georgiana Mihut.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hazelkorn, Ellen, editor.

Mihut, Georgiana, editor.

Series:

Elgar handbooks in education.

Elgar handbooks in education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Evaluation.

Education, Higher.

Universities and colleges--Ratings and rankings.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (584 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited The Lypiatts, [2021]

Summary:

Gathering unique and thoughtful contributions from leading international scholars, this timely Research Handbook offers diverse perspectives on university rankings twenty years after the first global rankings emerged. It presents an in-depth analysis that reflects the current state of research on rankings, their influence and impact.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Boxes

About the editors and contributors

Foreword: reflections on rankings

Abbreviations

1. Introduction: putting rankings in context - looking back, looking forward

PART I CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMINGS

2. The reality underneath the rankings: trends in global science

3. How do we know what we know? Empirical methodologies for studying college rankings

4. Rankings and global knowledge governance

5. Theorizing university rankings by comparison: systematic and historical analogies with arts and sports

6. Researching and understanding the influence of rankings on higher education institutions: logics, methodologies and conceptualisations

7. Benchmarking and zeitgeist: university ranking in post-turbo-globalized neoliberalism (Post-TGNL)

PART II METHODOLOGICAL TENSIONS

8. Multidimensional taxonomy of university rankings

9. What do global rankings try to measure? Global university ranking methodologies since 2003

10. Rankings and internationalization: an unfortunate alliance

11. Gender equality: a neglected or rhetorical dimension of rankings in higher education?

12. University rankings and the third mission of higher education

13. How future-proof are world university rankings? The case of the Most Innovative Universities ranking

PART III INSTITUTIONAL BEHAVIOUR AND THE QUALITY AGENDA

14. Quality assurance and rankings: some European lessons

15. Higher education system rankings and benchmarking

16. Institutional responses to university rankings: a tale of adaptation and cognitive framing

17. Reimaging university identities through rankings in Japan: the transformation of national policies and university behaviours in the broader East Asian context.

18. Striving for excellence in the age of rankings: insights from two leading research universities in Latin America

19. Conflating perception and purpose: the University of Louisville and the prominence challenge

20. Are university rankings still important? Perspectives from Greater China

PART IV EQUITY, TEACHING AND STUDENT CHOICE

21. The implications of rankings for equity in higher education

22. University rankings and students' information needs: what is the relation?

23. Does teaching count? The relationship between US News &amp

World Report faculty resource measures and students' experiences with faculty

24. Teaching and learning in university rankings: a critical review and reassessment

25. Learning gain in excellence frameworks and rankings

PART V (GEO)POLITICS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

26. Ideas for theorizing the geopolitics of higher education in the global rankings era

27. A critical review of the history, achievements and impacts of China's quest for world-class university status

28. The geopolitics of university rankings: not all regions and university networks stand equal

29. The treacherous adventure of ranking African universities

30. Reputational risk rating and the commercialisation of higher education

31. University rankings and governance by metrics and algorithms

32. The business of university rankings: the case of Times Higher Education

PART VI POLICY ISSUES AND RESPONSES

33. Do rankings promote academic excellence? World-class universities in perspective

34. Why research matters: Latin America facing world-class universities and rankings

35. Football lessons for universities or how to go beyond ranking

36. Are global rankings compatible with higher education policy?

37. Global rankings and the dynamics of global convergence and local divergence in higher education.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Hazelkorn, Ellen Research Handbook on University Rankings

ISBN:

9781788974981

1788974980

OCLC:

1289370259