Open AccessUniversity Rankings as an Education Policy Tool
Author(s) -
A. V. Lugovskoy
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.18411/lj-03-2020-73
Subject(s) - ranking (information retrieval) , state (computer science) , focus (optics) , political science , public administration , education policy , policy learning , national policy , higher education , state policy , regional science , public economics , public relations , policy analysis , sociology , economics , computer science , law , artificial intelligence , physics , algorithm , machine learning , optics
The article deals with the problem of university rankings as a tool for regulating national higher education policy, which is shaped by both local and global processes. The article gives a literature review on university rankings with a specific focus on their downsides. The article argues that excessive implementation of ranking-oriented policy may result in negative consequences for a national educational system especially the one based on strong state regulation.