NDLI: Research discourses surrounding global university rankings: exploring the relationship with policy and practice recommendations

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	O’Connell, Catherine
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	This study examines the ways in which different research perspectives have tended to problematize global university rankings (GURs). An analytical framework is applied to help articulate four distinct research discourses that have been applied to GURs. The framework distinguishes research problems which are locally defined and ‘emergent’ from those which are ‘a priori’ and seek to test data against established bodies of knowledge. The analysis in this paper considers the contribution made from studies framed by these contrasting perspectives. The paper considers the extent to which different research approaches align with or challenge the dominant discourses within higher education internationally. The analysis shows how the research perspective adopted relates to the nature of policy and practice responses proposed; both in terms of the audience(s) they are addressed to; and the extent to which policy and practice solutions are structural and systemic or social practice oriented. The paper highlights some of the implications of the prevailing research orientation for the trajectory of GUR development.
Starting Page	709
Ending Page	723
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00181560
Journal	Higher Education
Volume Number	65
Issue Number	6
e-ISSN	1573174X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-09-30
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Global university rankings Evaluation Research frameworks Policy and practice implications Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Law

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