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Author:   Michelle Stack
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9781487523398

ISBN 10:   1487523394
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   17 June 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Michelle Stack Theme 1: Geopolitics, Rankings, and Journal Impact Factor 1. International University Rankings as Cultural Imperialism: Implications for the Global South Marion Lloyd and Imanol Ordorika 2. Unfolding National Approaches to University Rankings in Central Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America Creso M. Sá, Nadiia Kachynska, Emma Sabzalieva, and Magdalena Martinez 3. Global University Rankings’ Visual Media, Cartography, and Geopolitics of Knowledge Riyad A. Shahjahan, Annabelle Estera, and Vivek Vellanki Theme 2: Cost of Knowledge, Rankings, and Journal Impact Factor 4. Academic Culture in Transition: Measuring Up for What in Taiwan? Chuing Prudence Chou 5. What Counts in Research? Dysfunction in Knowledge Creation and Moving Beyond Heather Morrison 6. Marginalizing the Marginalized: How Rankings Fail the Global South Ralf St. Clair Theme 3: Influence of Rankings on Institutional and Individual Well-Being 7. Between Local Distinction and Global Reputation: University Rankings and Changing Employment in Japan Mayumi Ishikawa 8. Rankings as Surveillance Assemblage Gary R.S. Barron 9. Motivation and Well-Being of Faculty and Graduate Students: Empirical Relations with University Rankings Nathan C. Hall 10. Beyond Rankings and Impact Factors Michelle Stack and André Elias Mazawi Contributors Index

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In this well-crafted volume, Michelle Stack has assembled a team of writers who provide a nuanced analysis of the politics of university rankings which have a bearing on funding, jobs, the survival of programs, and the marketability of universities. It also addresses important work such as university-community engagement. In its comprehensiveness, this book is an eye-opener. - Peter Mayo, Professor of Arts, Open Communities, and Adult Education, University of Malta, and author of Higher Education in a Globalising World: Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning Insightfully critical and nuanced, this important collection explores the far-reaching implications and impact of the global university rankings industry. Contributors note that rankings are not simply the 'new normal' of higher education; they are dramatically transforming the enterprise that they purport to measure. - Glen A. Jones, Professor of Higher Education and Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of rankings by moving the conversation goalposts beyond the methodological issues that have dominated the literature and commentary heretofore. Instead, and from an international perspective, the authors offer the reader a much deeper analysis about how knowledge is produced, measured, and used - and the implications this has for higher education, the academic community, and research. The interplay between these different elements underpins the geopolitics of knowledge production and political power. - Ellen Hazelkorn, Joint Editor, Policy Reviews in Higher Education, and Professor Emerita, Technological University Dublin

"“Global University Rankings and the Politics of Knowledge is a well-organized and well-written book that adds academic perspectives to the discussion of the purpose and impact of global university rankings. It is refreshing to have perspectives based upon actual research and the book provides a one stop shop for the current academic literature on university rankings. This book is a significant contribution to the discussion of national and global rankings.” -- D.G. Marshall, Mount Royal and Nipissing Universities * <em>The British Columbia Review</em> * “This timely collection reflects a wide range of geographical and critical perspectives on knowledge creation and what being a ""world-class"" university entails. Its key findings are relevant for anyone looking to participate in higher education and we recommend this book for its accessible discussions on how knowledge is produced, consumed, marketed, and ranked.” -- Jeanna Pillainayagam and Karin Kermani, University of British Columbia * <em>Canadian Journal of Higher Education</em> * “This book presents a comprehensive literature review on rankings in the context of production and dissemination of knowledge. It presents a wide range of discourses to establish the fact that education is a big business today. And it opens up various conversations around the hooks and crooks of ranking.” -- Bidyarthi Dutta, Vidyasagar University * <em>Journal of Scientometric Research</em> *"

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Michelle Stack is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia.

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