书目名称 | University Rankings |
副标题 | Implications for Hig |
编辑 | William Yat Wai Lo |
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概述 | First book on the implications of university rankings for higher education in Taiwan.Provides a systemic delineation and interpretation of the ranking phenomenon.Analyses the ranking phenomenon at bot |
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描述 | This book adopts a qualitative case study approach to provide the readers with a systematic delineation and interpretation of the implications of the university ranking phenomenon for Taiwan’s higher education system. It reviews the literature on different theories concerning the global transformation of higher education and presents basic information on higher education in Taiwan. The author develops a four-dimensional framework for the analysis of the ranking phenomenon in the island-state. First, the technological/ecological dimension aims to look into how the rankings have impacted Taiwan’s higher education based on empirical findings from five Taiwanese public universities. Next, the technological/geographical dimension examines how Taiwan can use rankings to promote its interests in global higher education. The two conceptual dimensions focus on the relationship between the rankings and power in higher education. They show how the phenomenon can be read and explained through theoretical lenses from ecological and geographical perspectives. From an ecological perspective, the empirical evidence suggests that the influence of rankings varies throughout the academic hierarchy in |
出版日期 | Book 2014 |
关键词 | Global competition in higher education; Higher education in Taiwan; Higher education policy; Power in a |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4560-35-1 |
isbn_softcover | 978-981-10-1154-2 |
isbn_ebook | 978-981-4560-35-1 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2014 |