Ranking and the multiplication of reputation: reflections from the frontier of globalizing higher education

Higher Education

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 115-129

  Collins, Francis L ^a   Park, Gil Sung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asia; Globalization; Governmentality; Higher education; Reputation; South Korea; University ranking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944528447     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: 1573174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-015-9941-3     Document Type: Article

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