Overview
First book on the implications of university rankings for higher education in Taiwan
Provides a systemic delineation and interpretation of the ranking phenomenon
Analyses the ranking phenomenon at both local and global levels, including its impacts on academic life and global competition in higher education
Presents a ground-breaking analysis of the relationship between regionalisation of higher education and university rankings
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
William Yat Wai Lo is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Education and Lifelong Learning, The Hong Kong Institute of Education. He received his PhD from University of Bristol, and has worked as a researcher in Hong Kong and Britain. His main research interests include education policies and reforms in East Asia, and the impacts of globalization on education. His current research focuses on the implications of global university rankings for higher education. His publications have appeared in Higher Education Policy (Palgrave Macmillan), Globalisation, Societies and Education (Routledge), Comparative Education (Routledge), Compare (Routledge), Higher Education (Springer) and Asia Pacific Journal of Education (Routledge). He also serves as the General Secretary of the Hong Kong Educational Research Association.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: University Rankings
Book Subtitle: Implications for Higher Education in Taiwan
Authors: William Yat Wai Lo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4560-35-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-4560-34-4Published: 05 March 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1154-2Published: 03 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-981-4560-35-1Published: 17 February 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 179
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: Educational Policy and Politics, Assessment, Testing and Evaluation, Administration, Organization and Leadership