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Rankings and the reshaping of higher education [electronic resource] : the battle for world-class excellence /

by Hazelkorn, Ellen; ProQuest (Firm).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, U.K. ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Description: ix, 259 p. : ill.ISBN: ; .Subject(s): Education, Higher -- Evaluation -- Cross-cultural studies | Universities and colleges -- Evaluation -- Cross-cultural studies | Higher education and state -- Cross-cultural studies | Globalization | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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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"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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