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Direct linkEfimova, I. N. – Russian Education and Society, 2014
Global rankings constitute a powerful instrument for the positioning of universities in the world educational space. Institutions that are included on the list of the top five hundred get financial support from the state and from business structures; they attract the best instructors and professors from all over the world. In recognition of this,…
Descriptors: Universities, Institutional Evaluation, Educational Quality, Reputation
Altbach, Philip G. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2012
In the era of globalization, accountability, and benchmarking, university rankings have achieved a kind of iconic status. The major ones--the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU, or the "Shanghai rankings"), the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds Limited) World University Rankings, and the "Times Higher Education" World…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Global Approach, Educational Environment, Accountability
Flores, Kelly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
To investigate if, and how, curriculum developers are incorporating opportunities to develop global competence into business curricula, the Exploratory Design: Taxonomy Development Model (Qualitative Emphasized) was conducted on top-rated MBA programs. This three-phase mixed methods approach revealed 11 global competencies (or taxonomies) and 84…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Business Administration Education, Best Practices, Mixed Methods Research
Ishikawa, Mayumi – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2009
The study analyzes how the emergence of dominant models in higher education and power they embody affect non-Western, non-English language universities such as those in Japan. Based on extended micro-level participant observation in a Japanese research university aspiring to become a "world-class" institution, their struggles and the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Universities, Participant Observation, Criticism
Global Digital Revolution and Africa: Transforming Nigerian Universities to World Class Institutions
Isah, Emmanuel Aileonokhuoya; Ayeni, A. O. – African Higher Education Review, 2010
This study examined the global digital revolution and the transformation of Nigerian universities. The study overviewed university developments world wide in line with what obtains in Nigeria. The study highlighted the several challenges that face Nigerian universities inclusive of poor funding, poor personnel and the poor exposure to global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Universities
Download full textAspen Institute, 2009
Beyond Grey Pinstripes is a research survey and alternative ranking of business schools that spotlights innovative full-time MBA programs leading the way in integrating social and environmental stewardship into their curriculum and scholarly research. These schools are preparing today's students--tomorrow's leaders--for future market realities by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Masters Degrees, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedSchott, Thomas – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1994
Examines how centrality in world science is affected by performance and reputation. This study uses surveys of academic researchers and literature in engineering to ascertain the surging Japanese and the relatively declining American research performance. Findings show that reputation outweighs performance as the United States continues to…
Descriptors: Engineering, Familiarity, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
