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"Hazelkorn's work is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding college rankings and the increasing impact they are having in the U.S. and globally." - USnews.com
"The book makes an important contribution to the understanding of the rankings phenomenon and ultimately stresses that the choice of indicators is crucial and needs to be considered in tandem with their consequences." - LSE Impact Blog
"This book by Hazelkorn marks the legitimisation of rankings as a serious topic of academic research and that this work will provide important documentation which future research will build upon." - Higher Education
"This is a fine study ... Hazelkorn's principles, methods and major conclusions will stand the test of time." - Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
"Every week seems to bring a new set of university rankings so thank goodness for Ellen Hazelkorn's Rankings and the Reshaping of Higher Education: The Battle for World-Class Excellence to make sense of it all." - Joe Humphreys, Irish Times
"From the perspective of higher education institutions, to students and policymakers, the book is an essential resource for understanding this pressurized educational discourse, which now impacts almost every country throughout the world." - New Books Network
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Book Title: Rankings and the Reshaping of Higher Education
Book Subtitle: The Battle for World-Class Excellence
Authors: Ellen Hazelkorn
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137446671
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Education Collection, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-44666-4Published: 20 March 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-50300-8Published: 13 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-44667-1Published: 23 March 2015
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXV, 304
Topics: Education Policy, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Education, Higher Education, Assessment, Testing and Evaluation, Administration, Organization and Leadership