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UNINA9910455058203321 |
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Titolo |
The worldwide transformation of higher education [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David P. Baker and Alexander W. Wiseman |
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ISBN |
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1-280-77170-4 |
9786613682475 |
1-84950-543-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Collana |
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International perspectives on education and society ; ; v. 9 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BakerDavid <1952 Jan. 5-> |
WisemanAlexander W. <1968-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education, Higher |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Worldwide Transformation of Higher Education; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Changes in access to higher education: From worldwide constraints to common patterns of reform?; 1. A common system of constraints; 2. Similar patterns of reform in contrasted national contexts; Notes; References; World University rankings; Introduction; Data envelope analysis (DEA); Conventional university rankings; A first DEA analysis; DEA using inputs and outputs; Critiques of DEA; A possible future for supranational rankings; References |
Appendix. DEA analysis using staff/student ratio as an input variable - data for the top 200 universities in the Times Higher Education Supplement tableCorruption in higher education; Structure and dynamics of corruption in higher education; Measuring corruption: Widely used indicators; Estimating the relationship between corruption and national economic development: Econometric models; Fighting corruption in higher education; Conclusions; Recommendations; References; Women's studies as a global innovation; The emergence of the academic arm of the women's movement |
Women's studies in comparative perspectiveDefining and |
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