Fabricated world class: global university league tables, status differentiation and myths of global competition

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 169-189

  David, Matthew ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

discursive mechanisms; globalization; league tables; media; thematic analysis; universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951846621     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2015.1096190     Document Type: Article

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