Questioning Excellence in Higher Education (Record no. 109699)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789460916427
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024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code 10.1007/978-94-6091-642-7
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number LC5225.A75
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Classification number LB2822.75
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Subject category code JNKD
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Subject category code EDU011000
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 371.26
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Rostan, Michele.
Relator term editor.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Questioning Excellence in Higher Education
Medium [electronic resource] :
Remainder of title Policies, Experiences and Challenges in National and Comparative Perspective /
Statement of responsibility, etc edited by Michele Rostan, Massimiliano Vaira.
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-- 2011.
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Extent XVII, 193p.
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Series statement Higher Education Research in the 21st Century Series ;
Volume number/sequential designation 3
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Summary, etc Excellence in higher education is as old as university, but nowadays the concept is widely emphasized and its meaning has been redefined on the basis of different values and goals, especially those related to market. Excellence has become the meter on which institutions are assessed and public funding allocated, the tool by which worldwide comparisons and rankings of institutions are built, and a marketable brand used by higher education institutions to present themselves. This book offers an international and comparative view on excellence in higher education, ranging from policies to practices, mainly based on research results and empirical evidence, aiming at questioning the concept and its uses which are not only social constructions but also political ones. Far from being a neutral or technical concept, excellence is heavily infused with values which must be traced, analysed and made critical to understand its impacts, backlashes and unintended outcomes on higher education systems, institutions, academics and students. The book is addressed to an international audience and in particular to higher education scholars and professionals. Those who are involved in higher education assessment, members of professional bodies and organizations in the higher education field, students in education, but also policy makers and the public opinion at large will profit from the works of a selected group of scholars coming from a variety of countries. A sense of disquietude seems ever present when discussing new digital practices. The transformations incurred through these can be profound, troublesome in nature and far-reaching. Moral panics remain readily available.
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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 Educational tests and measurements.
650 14 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Education.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Vaira, Massimiliano.
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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Uniform title Higher Education Research in the 21st Century Series ;
Volume number/sequential designation 3
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-642-7
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