This ground-breaking and exhaustive analysis of university ranking surveys scrutinizes their theoretical bases, methodological issues, societal impact, and policy implications, providing readers with a deep understanding of these controversial comparators. The authors propose that university ranking[...]
The first of several volumes analyzing data from a Europe-wide study of the academic professions, this book comprises in-depth literature reviews based on the project s threefold thematic focus on governance, professionalization, and academic careers.[...]