University Rankings (Record no. 109404)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789400711167
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024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code 10.1007/978-94-007-1116-7
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number LB2300-2799.3
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Subject category code JNM
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Subject category code EDU015000
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 378
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shin, Jung Cheol.
Relator term editor.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title University Rankings
Medium [electronic resource] :
Remainder of title Theoretical Basis, Methodology and Impacts on Global Higher Education /
Statement of responsibility, etc edited by Jung Cheol Shin, Robert K. Toutkoushian, Ulrich Teichler.
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-- Dordrecht :
-- Springer Netherlands,
-- 2011.
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Extent XIV, 274 p.
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490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective ;
Volume number/sequential designation 3
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Preface -- Contributors -- 1. The Past, Present, and Future of University Rankings; Jung Cheol SHIN and Robert K. TOUTKOUSHIAN -- PART A. Organizational Effectiveness, Quality, and Rankings -- 2. Organizational Effectiveness and University Rankings; Jung Cheol SHIN -- 3.  Competitors of Rankings: New Directions in Quality Assurance and Accountability; Grant HARMAN -- 4. The Social Contexts and Systemic Consequence of University Rankings: A Meta-Analysis of the Ranking Literature; Ulrich TEICHLER -- PART B. Methodological Issues of University Rankings -- 5. Methodological Issues: Indicators and Weights; Bernard LONGDEN -- 6.  Measures of Faculty Productivity; Karen WEBBER -- 7. Issues in Measuring the Research Performance of Postsecondary Institutions; Robert K. TOUTKOUSHIAN and Karen WEBBER -- 8.  Peer Review and Bibliometric Indicators: Potentials and Problems; Lutz BORNMANN -- 9.  Measuring Teaching Performance; Keith TRIGWELL -- PART C. Social Impacts of University Rankings -- 10. On the Efficacy of Raising Your University’s Rankings; Christopher MORPHEW and Christopher SWANSON -- 11. The Institutionalization of Rankings: Managing Status Anxiety in an Increasingly Marketized Environment; William LOCKE -- 12. Reaction to Academic Ranking: Knowledge Production, Faculty Productivity from an International Perspective; Akira ARIMOTO -- 13: The Future of University Rankings; Ulrich TEICHLER -- Index.
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Summary, etc This ground-breaking and exhaustive analysis of university ranking surveys scrutinizes their theoretical bases, methodological issues, societal impact, and policy implications, providing readers with a deep understanding of these controversial comparators. The authors propose that university rankings are misused by policymakers and institutional leaders alike. They assert that these interested parties overlook the highly problematic internal logic of ranking methodologies even as they obsess over the surveys’ assessment of their status. The result is that institutions suffer from short-termism, realigning their resources to maximize their relative rankings. While rankings are widely used in policy and academic discussions, this is the first book to explore the theoretical and methodological issues of ranking itself. It is a welcome contribution to an often highly charged debate. Far from showing how to manipulate the system, this collection of work by key researchers aims to enlighten interested parties.  “This is the best book going on university rankings. It provides a reliable, readable, wide-ranging guide for the policy maker, university leader, scholar and would be doctoral student who wants to make sense of the mass of ranking data now available. Shin, Toutkoushian and Teichler tell us how to sort the good, the bad and the ugly in university comparison. A strength of the book, one that guarantees its broad relevance, is the inclusion of contributions from each of the world’s major zones of higher education.” Simon Marginson, Professor, University of Melbourne  "This book offers a comprehensive and very timely analysis of a topic of central importance to contemporary higher education: university rankings. Contributors to the book provide a key to the understanding of the theoretical basis and methodological foundations of rankings and their impact on higher education systems and institutions. Illuminating the amazing popularity of rankings, broad and refreshing reflection on the drivers and consequences of rankings are offered.” Jürgen Enders, Professor, University of Twente    
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Education.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Education, Higher.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Education.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Higher Education.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Educational Policy and Politics.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element International and Comparative Education.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Toutkoushian, Robert K.
Relator term editor.
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Personal name Teichler, Ulrich.
Relator term editor.
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Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element SpringerLink (Online service)
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Title Springer eBooks
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Display text Printed edition:
International Standard Book Number 9789400711150
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Uniform title The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective ;
Volume number/sequential designation 3
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1116-7
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