World University Ranking Methodologies: Stability and Variability

Autor/inn/en	Fidler, Brian; Parsons, Christine
Titel	World University Ranking Methodologies: Stability and Variability
Quelle	In: Higher Education Review, 40 (2008) 3, S.15-34 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1609
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Academic Rank (Professional); Peer Evaluation; Evaluation Methods; Foreign Countries; Global Approach; Economic Development; Comparative Analysis; Validity; Australia; Canada; China (Shanghai); United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Globales Denken; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Gültigkeit; Australien; Kanada; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	There has been a steady growth in the number of national university league tables over the last 25 years. By contrast, "World University Rankings" are a more recent development and have received little serious academic scrutiny in peer-reviewed publications. Few researchers have evaluated the sources of data and the statistical approaches used. The present article seeks to address this gap. The authors explain and evaluate the methodologies used by the "Times Higher Education Supplement" and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, highlighting differences in their outcomes and in their degree of stability over time. A range of concerns must be addressed if such rankings are to inspire a level of confidence which transcends the established "infotainment" value of league tables (Bowden, 2000). (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10