Rankings and the reshaping of higher education the battle for world-class excellence / [electronic resource] :
Ellen Hazelkorn.
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, U.K. ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- ix, 259 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction and Acknowledgements -- Globalisation and Rankings -- What Rankings Measure -- Impact and Influence of Rankings -- The View From Inside Higher Education -- Rankings, Student Choice and Recruitment -- Rankings and Policy Choices -- Reshaping Higher Education -- Appendix: Methodology -- References.
"University rankings have gained popularity around the world, and are now a significant factor shaping reputation. This book is the first comprehensive study of rankings from a global perspective, making an important contribution to our understanding of the rankings phenomenon"--
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Education, Higher--Evaluation--Cross-cultural studies. Universities and colleges--Evaluation--Cross-cultural studies. Higher education and state--Cross-cultural studies. Globalization.