Attempting to Imagine the Unimaginable: A Decolonial Reading of Global University Rankings
Abstract
This article presents a collaboration among critical scholars of color grappling with the challenges of reimagining global university rankings (GURs) in an effort to rethink the field of comparative education from a decolonial perspective. We start with an empathetic review of scholarship on rankings. This effort evidenced that rankings are embedded and sustained within a broader dominant imaginary of higher education, circumscribed by what is...
Paper Details
Title
Attempting to Imagine the Unimaginable: A Decolonial Reading of Global University Rankings
Published Date
May 1, 2017
Journal
Volume
61
Issue
S1
Pages
S51 - S73
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