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Global University Rankings and the Mediatization of Higher Education
Michelle Stack
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Hardback. Why do university leaders continue to pay attention to ranking systems despite research suggesting substantial flaws? This book delves into the role of media in generating powerful images of what it means to be a world-class university and how this can create difficult scenarios for university leaders. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JNF; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
Higher Education Institutions simultaneously critique and participate in national and international rankings of universities. However, this creates a difficult situation since if universities do participate in rankings they acquiesce to a system based in media logics that has little to do with academic norms of research. If they do not participate in the rankings they risk losing public funding, students and donors in an increasingly competitive and globalized environment. This book delves into the influence of journalists, business tycoons and multinational corporations in defining what world class is and how it will be measured. Rankings provide us with a rich ... Read more
Higher Education Institutions simultaneously critique and participate in national and international rankings of universities. However, this creates a difficult situation since if universities do participate in rankings they acquiesce to a system based in media logics that has little to do with academic norms of research. If they do not participate in the rankings they risk losing public funding, students and donors in an increasingly competitive and globalized environment. This book delves into the influence of journalists, business tycoons and multinational corporations in defining what world class is and how it will be measured. Rankings provide us with a rich ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education
Condition
New
Number of Pages
149
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137475947
SKU
V9781137475947
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About Michelle Stack
Michelle Stack is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Her research centers on the role of media and market logics in the transformation of education; media education; and media-academic communication aimed at expanding public debate about what a good education is. Prior to becoming an academic Michelle was a communications director ... Read more
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