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A Decade Of International University Rankings: A Critical Perspective From Latin America, Marion Lloyd, Imanol Ordorika
A Decade Of International University Rankings: A Critical Perspective From Latin America, Marion Lloyd, Imanol Ordorika
Marion Lloyd
In the decade since the first international university ranking was released in Shanghai, the hierarchical classification systems have become dominant measure of institutional quality worldwide. However, there are growing criticisms and resistance to the rankings and their role in dictating institutional and national higher education policy, particularly in developing regions such as Latin America.
La Mea Culpa De Los Ranqueadores, Marion Lloyd
La Mea Culpa De Los Ranqueadores, Marion Lloyd
Marion Lloyd
In the wake of the conference Latin American Universities and the International Rankings: Impact, Scope and Limits (Las Universidades Latinoamericanas ante los Rankings Internacionales: Impactos, Alcances y Límites), the representatives of several of the principle ranking agencies wrote publicly criticizing the misuse of their own classification systems by governments and policy-makers.
El Ranking Times En El Mercado Del Prestigio Universitario, Imanol Ordorika, Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez
El Ranking Times En El Mercado Del Prestigio Universitario, Imanol Ordorika, Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez
Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez
This article analyzes the World University Ranking of the Times Higher Education, one of the most important and famous international rankings, with a special emphasis on the how this ranking has been designed and methodologically built up. Starting from a longitudinal study the authors analyze the regional distribution and the linguistic affinities, and the institutional mobility as well, including the variability of the first 200 universities in each edition of this ranking (between 2004 and 2009). Within this context the authors study more specifically how the universities of Latin America behave. And based on the previous reflections the Times Higher …