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The Impact of Higher Education Ranking Systems on Universities book cover

1st Edition

The Impact of Higher Education Ranking Systems on Universities

By Kevin Downing, Petrus Johannes Loock, Sarah Gravett Copyright 2021
146 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

146 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

146 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book, written by three generations of rankings academics with considerable experience from three very different regions of the globe, lifts the lid on the real impact of higher education ranking systems (HERS) on universities and their stakeholders. It critically analyses the criteria that make up the ‘Big Three’ global ranking systems and, using interviews with senior administrators,... Read more

1. "Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics" 2. The Context for the Development of Higher Education Ranking Systems (HERS) 3. The History and Development of Global Rankings 4. Assessing the Big Three Higher Education Ranking Systems: Broad Issues and ARWU Detail 5. Assessing the Big Three Higher Education Ranking Systems: Broad Issues and QS WUR Detail 6. Assessing the Big Three Higher Education Ranking Systems: Broad Issues and THE WUR Detail 7. The Global Higher Education Arena 8. Rankings, Politics, Geography and The Global Knowledge Economy 9. Higher Education Ranking Systems: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Biography

Kevin Downing is Secretary to Council and Court and Director of the Institutional Research Office at City University of Hong Kong.

Petrus Johannes Loock is a Senior Institutional Researcher in the Division of Institutional Planning, Evaluation and Monitoring at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Sarah Gravett is Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

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