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almahu_9947421605802882
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PDFs (533 pages) :
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illustrations.
ISBN:
9781522508205
Content:
"This book is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the implementation of a ranking system for higher education institutions, providing a thorough overview of the impacts of these rankings on educational quality"--Provided by publisher.
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Ranking world universities: a decade of refinement, and the road ahead / Ben Sowter, Shadi Hijazi, David Reggio -- Academic performance vs. academic reputation: what comes first: how well you perform or how others see your performance? / Aleksandra Radojicic, Marina Jovanovic-Milenkovic, Veljko Jeremic -- The origins of international rankings / John O'Leary -- University rankings: was academic life perfect before rankings? / Bertil Andersson, Tony Mayer -- The consequences of ranking: theory and reality / Judy Sin Lai Lam -- World class universities and the rest / David A. Turner -- Citations, open access and university rankings / Clive Baldock -- The impact of scale and scope on global university rankings: what we know and what we need to learn / Liang-Cheng Zhang, Andrew C. Worthington -- Analyzing the disciplinary focus of universities: can rankings be a one-size-fits-all? / Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, Evaristo Jiménez-Contreras -- Role of university rankings in the context of lack of resources: national and institutional challenges / Magdalena Platis -- Do high ranked universities have better graduate employment outcomes? / Mahsood Shah, Hai Yen Vu, Winnie Eley -- Uses and abuses of ranking in university strategic planning / Zaw Wint, Kevin Downing -- How students choose the university: personal and institutional factors / Tatjana Kanonire --
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Overcoming size and subject bias in rankings: a review of various trends and bias in data commonly used in rankings and methods to overcome them / Simon Michael Pratt -- Development and outcomes of a new institutional ranking system for public administration research and scholarship / Adam M. Williams, Derek R. Slagle -- Embedded colonial power: how global ranking systems set parameters for the recognition of knowers, knowledge, and the production of knowledge / Leslie D. Gonzales, Chelsea Waugaman -- Globalization of world university rankings and its impact on Asian universities / Fraide A. Ganotice Jr. [and 4 others] -- Rising up the ranks: a university's journey of change / Zulkarnain Hanafi, Chee Kiong Tong -- Institutional legacy as a context of the implementation of international rankings in the Russian higher education System / Natalia Karmaeva, Tatjana Kanonire -- Building a world-class university and the role of university ranking: a Russian case / Maxim B. Khomyakov -- University rankingphilia and phobia: emerging trajectories and quality assurance in Africa / Peter Akinsola Okebukola -- King Abdulaziz University path to the excellence: mapping between accreditation and ranking systems / Abdulfattah S. Mashat, Habib M. Fardoun.
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Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 1522508198
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781522508199
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4018/978-1-5225-0819-9
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