TY - BOOK AU - Hazelkorn, Ellen. TI - Rankings and the reshaping of higher education: the battle for world-class excellence SN - 9780230243248 AV - LB2331.62 .H39 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Education, Higher KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Evaluation N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction and Acknowledgements -- Globalisation and Rankings -- What Rankings Measure -- Impact and Influence of Rankings -- The View From Inside Higher Education -- Rankings, Student Choice and Recruitment -- Rankings and Policy Choices -- Reshaping Higher Education -- Appendix: Methodology -- References N2 - "University rankings have gained popularity around the world, and are now a significant factor shaping reputation. This book is the first comprehensive study of rankings from a global perspective, making an important contribution to our understanding of the rankings phenomenon"-- Provided by publisher ER -