The mismeasure of higher education? The corrosive effect of university rankings
This paper examines the limitations and biases of world university rankings and asks what drivers explain their ongoing proliferation and popularity. It is argued that rankings are having a corrosive effect on higher education systems, institutions and staff by encouraging policy reforms at the gove...
Main Author: | D Robinson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Inter-Research
2013-06-01
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Series: | Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics |
Online Access: | https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esep/v13/n2/p65-71/ |
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