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Questioning Excellence in Higher Education (Policies, Experiences and Challenges in National and Comparative Perspective)
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Product Details
Author:
Michele Rostan, Massimiliano Vaira
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
212
Publisher:
Brill (January 1, 2011)
Imprint:
Brill
Language:
English
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13:
9789460916403
ISBN-10:
9460916406
Weight:
10.72oz
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Folder:
TWO RIVERS
List Price:
$65.00
Country of Origin:
Netherlands
Series:
Higher Education Research in the 21st Century Series
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P-PER
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Overview
Excellence in higher education is as old as university, but nowadays the concept is widely emphasized and its meaning has been redefined on the basis of different values and goals, especially those related to market. Excellence has become the meter on which institutions are assessed and public funding allocated, the tool by which worldwide comparisons and rankings of institutions are built, and a marketable brand used by higher education institutions to present themselves.
This book offers an international and comparative view on excellence in higher education, ranging from policies to practices, mainly based on research results and empirical evidence, aiming at questioning the concept and its uses which are not only social constructions but also political ones. Far from being a neutral or technical concept, excellence is heavily infused with values which must be traced, analysed and made critical to understand its impacts, backlashes and unintended outcomes on higher education systems, institutions, academics and students.
A sense of disquietude seems ever present when discussing new digital practices. The transformations incurred through these can be profound, troublesome in nature and far-reaching. Moral panics remain readily available.
This book offers an international and comparative view on excellence in higher education, ranging from policies to practices, mainly based on research results and empirical evidence, aiming at questioning the concept and its uses which are not only social constructions but also political ones. Far from being a neutral or technical concept, excellence is heavily infused with values which must be traced, analysed and made critical to understand its impacts, backlashes and unintended outcomes on higher education systems, institutions, academics and students.
A sense of disquietude seems ever present when discussing new digital practices. The transformations incurred through these can be profound, troublesome in nature and far-reaching. Moral panics remain readily available.
