Open AccessRankings Season is Here
Author(s) -
Philip G. Altbach
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2011.62.8531
Subject(s) - ranking (information retrieval) , commercialization , productivity , higher education , marketing , political science , economics , business , public relations , economic growth , computer science , artificial intelligence
The major international rankings of higher education have appeared in recent months. The ranking is an inevitable result of the massification and commercialization of higher education worldwide. Ranking presumes a zero-sum game, but in reality, improvement is taking place everywhere. The current rankings are largely measured by research productivity, and they are advantageous for major English-speaking countries. Each ranking use different measures, and also changes over time. The user must be aware of the uses and problems of rankings.