TY - BOOK ID - 7689490 TI - University Rankings : Implications for Higher Education in Taiwan PY - 2014 SN - 9814560340 9814560359 PB - Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Education and globalization -- East Asia. KW - Education, Higher -- East Asia. KW - Education, Higher -- International cooperation. KW - Education. KW - Transnational education -- East Asia. KW - Universities and colleges KW - Education, Higher KW - Education KW - Social Sciences KW - Education, Special Topics KW - Theory & Practice of Education KW - Ratings and rankings KW - Ratings and rankings. KW - Evaluation KW - Colleges KW - Degree-granting institutions KW - Higher education institutions KW - Higher education providers KW - Institutions of higher education KW - Postsecondary institutions KW - College students KW - Higher education KW - College rankings KW - College ratings KW - Rankings of universities and colleges KW - Ratings of universities and colleges KW - University rankings KW - University ratings KW - Rankings KW - School management and organization. KW - School administration. KW - Educational policy. KW - ducation and state. KW - Assessment. KW - Educational Policy and Politics. KW - Assessment, Testing and Evaluation. KW - Administration, Organization and Leadership. KW - Public institutions KW - Schools KW - Postsecondary education KW - Educational tests and measuremen. KW - Education and state. KW - Administration, Educational KW - Educational administration KW - Inspection of schools KW - Operation policies, School KW - Policies, School operation KW - School administration KW - School inspection KW - School operation policies KW - School organization KW - Management KW - Organization KW - Education policy KW - Educational policy KW - State and education KW - Social policy KW - Endowment of research KW - Inspection KW - Management and organization KW - Government policy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7689490 AB - This book adopts a qualitative case study approach to provide the readers with a systematic delineation and interpretation of the implications of the university ranking phenomenon for Taiwan’s higher education system. It reviews the literature on different theories concerning the global transformation of higher education and presents basic information on higher education in Taiwan. The author develops a four-dimensional framework for the analysis of the ranking phenomenon in the island-state. First, the technological/ecological dimension aims to look into how the rankings have impacted Taiwan’s higher education based on empirical findings from five Taiwanese public universities. Next, the technological/geographical dimension examines how Taiwan can use rankings to promote its interests in global higher education. The two conceptual dimensions focus on the relationship between the rankings and power in higher education. They show how the phenomenon can be read and explained through theoretical lenses from ecological and geographical perspectives. From an ecological perspective, the empirical evidence suggests that the influence of rankings varies throughout the academic hierarchy in Taiwan. The theoretical analysis then illustrates the relationship between the ranking phenomenon and the power structure in academic hierarchy. Geographically, while the empirical analysis is based on data from Taiwan, the theoretical analysis offers essential insights that help readers to understand the changing global landscape of higher education and its implications in East Asia. ER -