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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.