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Ranking World Universities: A Decade of Refinement, and the Road Ahead

Ranking World Universities: A Decade of Refinement, and the Road Ahead

Ben Sowter, Shadi Hijazi, David Reggio
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781522508199|ISBN10: 1522508198|EISBN13: 9781522508205
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0819-9.ch001
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Sowter, Ben, et al. "Ranking World Universities: A Decade of Refinement, and the Road Ahead." World University Rankings and the Future of Higher Education, edited by Kevin Downing and Fraide A. Ganotice, Jr., IGI Global, 2017, pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0819-9.ch001

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Sowter, B., Hijazi, S., & Reggio, D. (2017). Ranking World Universities: A Decade of Refinement, and the Road Ahead. In K. Downing & F. Ganotice, Jr. (Eds.), World University Rankings and the Future of Higher Education (pp. 1-24). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0819-9.ch001

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Sowter, Ben, Shadi Hijazi, and David Reggio. "Ranking World Universities: A Decade of Refinement, and the Road Ahead." In World University Rankings and the Future of Higher Education, edited by Kevin Downing and Fraide A. Ganotice, Jr., 1-24. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0819-9.ch001

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Abstract

One of the recurrent criticisms levelled against rankings is that they are simplistic and reductionist. Yet, from the user perspective, this ‘simplicity' yields important advantages when rankings are contributing to decision-making. To encompass these two opposing views, QS has sought to maintain a critical and self-reflective stance, continuously concerned with methodological improvement to its portfolio of rankings and ratings, while striving to provide an accurate and practical representation of the complexity of higher education institutions worldwide. Over the last decade, such analysis, both critical and salutary, has resulted in key refinements in the QS Rankings methodology, including the introduction of new regional and subject-driven rankings. Our chapter sets out to explain how various aspects of institutional performance are conceptualised and measured in a practical and operational framework for rankings purposes, and how these measurements have evolved. Further issues, currently under investigation for the improvement of the QS Rankings and their indicators, are also addressed.

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