World University Rankings and the Future of Higher Education

World University Rankings and the Future of Higher Education

Kevin Downing, Fraide A. Ganotice, Jr.

Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 534

ISBN13: 9781522508199|ISBN10: 1522508198|EISBN13: 9781522508205

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0819-9

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Delivering quality education to students while remaining competitive at an international level is only one of the many challenges universities face today. To attain their goals, universities must adopt new strategies to achieve academic excellence.

World University Rankings and the Future of Higher Education is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the implementation of a ranking system for higher education institutions, providing a thorough overview of the impacts of these rankings on educational quality. Exploring the benefits and challenges of this system in a global context, this book is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, students, administrators, and policy makers interested in the effects of university rankings in the education sector and beyond.

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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership (AEMAL) Book Series

Foreword

Preface

Chapters

Historical Development and Methodological Issues

Chapter 1

Ranking World Universities: A Decade of Refinement, and the Road Ahead (pages 1-24)

Ben Sowter, Shadi Hijazi, David Reggio

One of the recurrent criticisms levelled against rankings is that they are simplistic and reductionist. Yet, from the user perspective, this ‘simplicity' yields important advantages when rankings are contributing to...

Chapter 2

Academic Performance vs. Academic Reputation: What Comes First – How Well You Perform or How Others See Your Performance? (pages 25-60)

Aleksandra Radojicic, Marina Jovanovic-Milenkovic, Veljko Jeremic

Global ranking systems have mesmerized both the academia and the general public because they have quickly become an essential part of decision-making processes for various stakeholders. Today, many methodologies exist and each is...

Chapter 3

The Origins of International Rankings (pages 61-69)

John O'Leary

The chapter traces the development of international rankings of universities from their domestic predecessors in the United States and United Kingdom in particular. It soon became clear that different measures were required because...

Chapter 4

University Rankings: Was Academic Life Perfect before Rankings? (pages 70-86)

Bertil Andersson, Tony Mayer

While we all recognise the limitations of ranking systems, even if combined with bibliometrics, they remain influential at both the national and international arenas even if a large component is anchored in a subjective reputation...

Chapter 5

The Consequences of Ranking: Theory and Reality (pages 87-108)

Judy Sin Lai Lam

Digitization and the development of the internet has massively changed human behaviour. It has also impacted the way education is perceived. It has made the outreach of university education a lot more accessible to many stakeholders...

Chapter 6

World Class Universities and the Rest (pages 109-128)

David A. Turner

University rankings and the concept of “World Class Universities” have captured the imagination of academics and policy makers, and they are now both firmly established as part of the higher education scene. The rankings have been...

Chapter 7

Citations, Open Access and University Rankings (pages 129-139)

Clive Baldock

The citation impact of research articles contributes to the assessment of the research performance of universities in some international university ranking systems either as the number of citations per paper, number of citations per...

Chapter 8

The Impact of Scale and Scope on Global University Rankings: What We Know and What We Need to Learn (pages 140-160)

Liang-Cheng Zhang, Andrew C. Worthington

Economies of scale and scope are increasingly critical for universities operating in globally competitive higher education teaching, research and training markets. This is because the associated cost advantages could enable some...

Chapter 9

Analyzing the Disciplinary Focus of Universities: Can Rankings Be a One-Size-Fits-All? (pages 161-185)

Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, Evaristo Jiménez-Contreras

The phenomenon of rankings is intimately related with government interest in fiscalizing the research outputs of universities. New forms of managerialism have been introduced into the higher education system, leading to an increasing...

Chapter 10

Role of University Rankings in the Context of Lack of Resources: National and Institutional Challenges (pages 186-208)

Magdalena Platis

In the contemporary context, educational sector faces many challenges which are reflected in specific institutional reactions. Rankings specific to higher education systems are a real phenomenon. Management teams at all levels...

University Ranking Strategic Issues

Chapter 11

Do High Ranked Universities Have Better Graduate Employment Outcomes? (pages 210-231)

Mahsood Shah, Hai Yen Vu, Winnie Eley

University rankings are increasingly used as a measure of quality and reputation. Institutional leaders are increasingly using the outcomes of ranking in marketing of university courses. Both the critics of ranking and those who...

Chapter 12

Uses and Abuses of Ranking in University Strategic Planning (pages 232-251)

Zaw Wint, Kevin Downing

The ranking of higher education institutions is a growing phenomenon around the world, with ranking systems in place in more than 40 countries. The emergence of world ranking systems that compare higher education institutions across...

Chapter 13

How Students Choose the University: Personal and Institutional Factors (pages 252-265)

Tatjana Kanonire

The aim of this chapter is to provide a literature overview about factors that affect students' choice of university. All factors can be divided in two types – individual or personal characteristics of students and institutional...

Chapter 14

Overcoming Size and Subject Bias in Rankings: A Review of Various Trends and Bias in Data Commonly Used in Rankings and Methods to Overcome Them (pages 266-276)

Simon Michael Pratt

Although it is impossible to distill the complexity of a university down to a single ranking position that represents the multiple missions of a university or the different stakeholders of ranking user, rankings are here to stay. It...

Chapter 15

Development and Outcomes of a New Institutional Ranking System for Public Administration Research and Scholarship (pages 277-301)

Adam M. Williams, Derek R. Slagle

The focus of the chapter will be two-fold: concentration on input and outcomes of an international, institutional ranking for scholarship and research. After a review of the literature, the first portion will examine the development...

Chapter 16

Embedded Colonial Power: How Global Ranking Systems Set Parameters for the Recognition of Knowers, Knowledge, and the Production of Knowledge (pages 302-327)

Leslie D. Gonzales, Chelsea Waugaman

In this chapter, we carry forward the work of Gonzales and Núñez by analyzing one specific component of the ranking regime—global ranking systems—to consider how they impact the recognition of knowledge, knowers, and the production...

Regional and National Initiatives

Chapter 17

Globalization of World University Rankings and Its Impact on Asian Universities (pages 329-344)

Fraide A. Ganotice Jr., Hei-Hang Hayes Tang, Gordon Tsui, Jonalyn B. Villarosa, Susanna S. Yeung

This chapter discusses how Asian universities respond to the global prevalence of university rankings, which are operated in various form with different emphases. First, it defines the context and rationales of the rise of world...

Chapter 18

Rising up the Ranks: A University's Journey of Change (pages 345-367)

Zulkarnain Hanafi, Chee Kiong Tong

The paper will cover all aspects of the change journey: engaging with relevant stakeholders, the recruitment and retention of high quality faculty members, the review and revision of the curriculum, improving the quality and quantity...

Chapter 19

Institutional Legacy as a Context of the Implementation of International Rankings in the Russian Higher Education System (pages 368-392)

Natalia Karmaeva, Tatjana Kanonire

Western university model was transferred to Russia in the 18th century. The development of HEIs took its own unique direction serving the needs of the country, while the state has been dominating the HE sector. The chapter analyzes...

Chapter 20

Building a World-Class University and the Role of University Ranking: A Russian Case (pages 393-419)

Maxim B. Khomyakov

The chapter is devoted to the analysis of the impact of the global academic rankings and the concept of world-class university upon the system of high education both globally and in contemporary Russia. The author analyses the use of...

Chapter 21

University Rankingphilia and Phobia: Emerging Trajectories and Quality Assurance in Africa (pages 420-435)

Peter Akinsola Okebukola

The world over, there is a love-hate perspective to university ranking. It is applause when the university is well ranked and rejection when not so favoured. The group with positive disposition to ranking (“rankingphilic”) is quick...

Chapter 22

King Abdulaziz University Path to the Excellence: Mapping between Accreditation and Ranking Systems (pages 436-471)

Abdulfattah S. Mashat, Habib M. Fardoun

Almost all international universities focus their efforts to appear in the best positions within the different lists of Universities Academic Rankings, to be part of the World Class Universities. But universities must show, that...

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