A New Perspective on University Ranking Methods Worldwide and in the Arab Region: Facts and Suggestions

Autor/inn/en	Altakhaineh, Abdel Rahman Mitib; Zibin, Aseel
Titel	A New Perspective on University Ranking Methods Worldwide and in the Arab Region: Facts and Suggestions
Quelle	In: Quality in Higher Education, 27 (2021) 3, S.282-305 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1353-8322
DOI	10.1080/13538322.2021.1937819
Schlagwörter	Arabs; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Institutional Characteristics; Reputation; Colleges; Educational Environment; Faculty Publishing; Teacher Student Ratio; Research; Citations (References); Awards; Income; Global Approach; United Kingdom; United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia; Jordan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arab; Araber; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Lehrer-Schüler-Relation; Forschung; Citations; Zitat; Award; Auszeichnung; Einkommen; Globales Denken; Großbritannien; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This study reviews three university ranking methodologies: Quacquarelli Sysmonds University Rankings, The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Academic Ranking of World Universities. It also aims to suggest two new methodologies, one for World University Ranking and one for Arab University Ranking, and to propose data collecting tools for the new indicators if any. An online survey which elicited quantitative data and two focus-group discussions which produced qualitative data were used. The results of the survey show that the importance of some indicators as ranked by the respondents was similar to those found in the three international ranking systems, while others were not. The focus-groups suggested new weights for the indicators, since ranking systems overlook the differences between the institutions, resulting in unfair assessment of universities in the Arab region. Thus, new sub-indicators were proposed for both ranking systems. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01