International rankings and the contest for university hegemony
Abstract
In just a decade, the international university rankings have become dominant measures of institutional performance for policy-makers worldwide. Bolstered by the façade of scientific neutrality, these classification systems have reinforced the hegemonic model of higher education – that of the elite, Anglo-Saxon research university – on a global scale. The process is a manifestation of what Bourdieu and Wacquant have termed US “cultural...
Paper Details
Title
International rankings and the contest for university hegemony
Published Date
Nov 24, 2014
Journal
Volume
30
Issue
3
Pages
385 - 405
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