Rankings in Institutional Strategies and Processes: Impact or Illusion?

Autor/inn/en	Hazelkorn, Ellen; Loukkola, Tia; Zhang, Thérèse
Institution	European University Association (EUA) (Belgium)
Titel	Rankings in Institutional Strategies and Processes: Impact or Illusion?
Quelle	(2014), (60 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-90-78997-48-1
Schlagwörter	Reputation; Universities; Institutional Evaluation; Higher Education; Online Surveys; Foreign Countries; Administrator Attitudes; Meetings; Organizational Development; Trend Analysis; Educational Trends; Educational Policy; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Strategies; Strategic Planning; Educational Planning; Statistical Analysis; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? University; Universität; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Meeting; Tagung; Organisationsentwicklung; Trendanalyse; Bildungsentwicklung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Lehrstrategie; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Bildungsplanung; Statistische Analyse; Europa
Abstract	The "Rankings in Institutional Strategies and Processes" (RISP) project is the first pan-European study of the impact and influence of rankings on European higher education institutions. The project has sought to build understanding of how rankings impact and influence the development of institutional strategies and processes and its results are presented in the publication. The study carried out in the context of the project consisted of three steps: (1) an online survey among European universities and higher education institutions; (2) a series of site visits; and (3) a Roundtable with senior university managers and stakeholders. This report presents the key findings of the project about the impact of rankings on institutional strategies and processes. It also makes some recommendations as to how higher education institutions can thoughtfully, cautiously and strategically use rankings to underpin institutional development while avoiding potential pitfalls. The structure of the publication is as follows: Chapter 1 provides the rationale for the study and describes the project concept and methodology. Chapter 2 gives an overview of trends in terms of rankings and how their impact has been discussed in recent studies. Chapter 3 goes through the main findings from the RISP survey. Chapter 4 further analyses the data presented in the previous section and discusses crosscutting trends observed in terms of impact on institutions. Chapter 5 draws conclusions from the findings, and, in the light of the RISP results, proposes to further reflect on and shape higher education policies. Descriptions of the Key Actors in the RISP Project are appended. A list of references and further reading are included. [RISP is a project coordinated by the European University Association (EUA) in partnership with the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), the French Rectors' Conference (CPU) and the Academic Information Centre (AIC) in Latvia. The project, operating from October 2012 to March 2015, is co-funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Commission.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01