LEADER 04195oam 2200565I 450 001 9910151715903321 005 20240501162952.0 010 $a1-317-57406-0 010 $a1-315-73855-4 010 $a1-317-57407-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315738550 035 $a(CKB)3710000000952407 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4745742 035 $a(OCoLC)966239123 035 $a(BIP)63335842 035 $a(BIP)53519800 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000952407 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aGlobal rankings and the geopolitics of higher education $eunderstanding the influence and impact of rankings on higher education, policy and society /$fedited by Ellen Hazelkorn 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (373 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aInternational Studies in Higher Education 311 08$a1-138-82812-2 311 08$a1-138-82811-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $a1. Critique : how did we get here and what have we learned? -- 2. Case studies : evidence from world regions -- 3. Choices and policy trade-offs -- 4. Future directions for higher education. 330 $aGlobal 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. 410 0$aInternational studies in higher education. 606 $aUniversities and colleges$xRatings and rankings$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aHigher education and state$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aComparative education$vCross-cultural studies 615 0$aUniversities and colleges$xRatings and rankings 615 0$aHigher education and state 615 0$aComparative education 676 $a378 676 $a378 701 $aHazelkorn$b Ellen$0905103 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910151715903321 996 $aGlobal rankings and the geopolitics of higher education$92024362 997 $aUNINA