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Universities, Rankings and the Dynamics of Global Higher Education: Perspectives from Asia, Europe and North America
Hans Peter Hertig
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Hardback. Num Pages: 242 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNF; JNK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
428g
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137469984
SKU
V9781137469984
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About Hans Peter Hertig
Hans Peter Hertig is a Professor Emeritus of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale 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.
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