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Global Rankings and the Geopolitics of Higher Education - Understanding the influence and impact of rankings on higher education, policy and society (Paperback)
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Global Rankings and the Geopolitics of Higher Education - Understanding the influence and impact of rankings on higher education, policy and society (Paperback)
Series: International Studies in Higher Education
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Global rankings and the Geopolitics of Higher Education is an
examination of the impact and influence that university rankings
have had on higher education, policy and public opinion in recent
years. Bringing together some of the most informed authorities on
this very complex issue, this edited collection of specially
commissioned chapters examines the changes affecting higher
education and the implications for society and the economy. Split
into four interrelated sections, this book covers: The development
of rankings in higher education, how they have impacted upon both
the production of knowledge and its geography, and their influence
in shaping policymaking. Overviews of the significance of rankings
for higher education systems in Europe, Asia, Africa, Russia, South
America, India and North America. An analysis of rankings in
relation to key concerns that pervade contemporary higher
education. Examination of the role rankings are likely to play in
the future directions for higher education. This is a significant
scholarly work that analyses in depth an important development in
higher education systems, and which is likely to have an important
influence upon how we understand the higher education policy-making
process - past, present and future. It provides new analysis and
conceptual understanding for researchers, and firm evidence for
policy makers to use when addressing the value of rankings in
measuring the quality of their institutions. Besides bringing
together a powerful cast of academics, this book incorporates
contributions from heads of important international higher
education organisations - from both those involved in making and
also in administering key decisions. This timely, reflective and
accessible book forms crucial reading for those studying the
subject of rankings, as well as the broader implications and
unintended consequences of rankings on national higher education
policies. Extending beyond academic researchers and students, this
book will also be of significant interest to policymakers, higher
education leaders and key stakeholders.
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