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

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Shin, Jung Cheol (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Toutkoushian, Robert K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Teichler, Ulrich (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Σειρά: The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective ; 3
• Θέματα: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Higher education.; Higher Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; International and Comparative 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.