Mapping the Higher Education Landscape Towards a European Classification of Higher Education /

An important contribution to the international discussion on higher education globalization and worldwide rankings of higher education institutions, this volume criticizes the existing one-dimensional and aggregated international ranking models and suggests an interesting and exciting new approach o...

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Other Authors / Creators:van Vught, F. editor.
Other Corporate Authors / Creators:SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Imprint: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Series:Higher Education Dynamics, 28
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Online Access:Available in Springer Humanities, Social Sciences and Law eBooks 2009 English/International.
Table of Contents:
  • Diversity and Differentiation in Higher Education
  • Diversity in European Higher Education: Historical Trends and Current Policies
  • The Search for Transparency: Convergence and Diversity in the Bologna Process
  • The European Higher Education Classification: Objectives and Concepts
  • Rankings and Classifications: The Need for a Multidimensional Approach
  • The European Higher Education Classification: The Design Process
  • Using the Classification in the European Higher Education Area
  • Using the Classification in the European Research Area
  • Using the Classification for Institutional Profiling: The Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Using the Classification for Institutional Profiling: The University of Strathclyde.