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Title
Universities, rankings and the dynamics of global higher education : perspectives from Asia, Europe and North America / Hans Peter Hertig.
ISBN
9781137469991 (electronic book)
1137469994 (electronic book)
9781137469984
1137469986
Published
London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Call Number
LB2331.62
Dewey Decimal Classification
378
Summary
Global university rankings are now more than a decade old and this book uses the data they have produced to examine how the international landscape of universities has changed over the years. It offers new insights into the power and limits of league tables, a key element of globalized higher education that can be deplored but hardly ignored. Case studies from Asia, Europe and North America are explored to highlight the issues raised by a quantitative exercise that decontextualizes what is linked so strongly to local factors. Hans Peter Hertig is a Professor Emeritus of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, and a former director of the Swiss National Science Foundation and of Swissnex Shanghai. Trained as a chemist and political scientist, he specializes in science policy, cross-disciplinary projects, area and cultural studies and international cooperation.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed August 12, 2016).
Preface
Chapter 1. Universities and Ranking in Globalized Higher Education
Chapter 2. Tools to Capture and Measure the Rise and Fall of Universities
Chapter 3. Winners and Losers According to Rankings
Chapter 4. A Closer Look at the Ranked: Ten Case Studies in Asia, Europe and North America
Chapter 5. Why Universities Rise and Fall? The Crucial Factors
Chapter 6. Going Back to the Source: A Second Look at Rankings.
