University Rankings Implications for Higher Education in Taiwan /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Lo, William Yat Wai (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Assessment.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.

This book adopts a qualitative case study approach to provide the readers with a systematic delineation and interpretation of the implications of the university ranking phenomenon for Taiwan’s higher education system. It reviews the literature on different theories concerning the global transformati...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Taiwan’s Higher Education System in Context
• Chapter 3 Theorising University Rankings
• Chapter 4 Dimension 1: Influences of University Rankings - Changes in Policy, University Governance and Individual Behaviours
• Chapter 5 Dimension 2: Manifestations of the Normative Power of University Rankings - Struggling between Love and Hate
• Chapter 6 Dimension 3: University Rankings and the Global Landscape of Higher Education - Using University Rankings to Promote Local Interests
• Chapter 7 Dimension 4: Antinomy of the Power of University Rankings - World-class Worldwide versus Global Hegemony.- Chapter 8 Conclusion.