This book offers a perspective from the Global South to analysing the Asian higher education ranking system. The narratives and major debates on world university rankings is examined and discussed to provide critical perspectives on the social implications of rankings for Asia. Specifically, the implications of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university rankings are analysed to gain insights into the usefulness of reputation rankings in addressing social inequality. The analysis provides a blueprint for global politics in rankings to shape policies and the governance of higher education in Asia.
Foreword
Amy Verdun
Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
Introduction
1 A Rhetorical Analysis of Reputation Rankings
1 Introduction
2 Debriefing Rankings
3 Rephrasing Misconceptions in Rankings
4 Analysis of QS Reputation Rankings in Asia
2 QS World University Rankings Metrics Analysis
1 Introduction
2 Modelling and Analysis of QS Ranking Methodologies
3 Academic Reputation
4 Employer Reputation
5 Faculty/Student Ratio
6 Citations per Faculty
7 International Faculty/International Student Ratio
8 Conclusion
3 Critiquing Ranking Methods
1 Introduction
2 Purpose and Methodology of Rankings in Asia
3 Concluding Thoughts
4 Theorizing Comparison in Ranking Systems
1 Introduction
2 Ranking and National Identity
3 Power and Politics in Rankings
4 Responding to Social Issues
5 Aligning Rankings to Cultural and Social Identities
1 Introduction
2 Results of Ranking in Asian Higher Education
3 Evaluating Social Importance in Asia
4 Concluding Thoughts
Appendix
Index
Kolawole Samuel Adeyemo is Associate Professor in the Department of Education Management and Policy Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa and former Visiting Professor at the University of Victoria, Canada. His research interest focuses on new populations of internationally mobile students, issues of policy, migration, and social justice in emerging and under-researched regional higher education destinations.
