International rankings and the contest for university hegemony

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 385-405

  Ordorika, Imanol ^a   Lloyd, Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

cultural hegemony; higher education; Latin America; rankings; U.S. cultural imperialism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926252547     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2014.979247     Document Type: Article

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