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Understanding teaching, learning and quality in higher education requires in-depth engagement with theoretical discourse and empirical evidences. With this objective, the Centre for Policy Research in Higher Education (CPRHE) has initiated multiple research activities to develop deeper insights into quality concerns in higher education. India Higher Education Report 2017 evaluates the Indian higher education system in terms of teaching, learning and quality and presents a comprehensive analysis of reforms that took place in these domains. Organized into three major parts—ranking, research and quality; teachers and teaching–learning; and quality management—this book discusses changes and issues that have affected the country's higher education system in recent times. This seminal work is a must-have for scholars and researchers of education, social science and public policy.
World University Ranking Systems: Are They Indicators of Quality?
World University Ranking Systems: Are They Indicators of Quality?
Introduction
World university rankings (WURs) have become a highly discussed theme in recent times after the publication of results of WUR by Times Higher Education (THE) and Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The debate in India also centres on the absence of Indian institutions in the world rankings. Universities from the developing world are rarely found in the world ranking list (TOI, 2016). This raises the question: does WUR represent ranking of world universities or does it represent only a set of universities from selected countries? An equally important question is whether the parameters and methodology used by WUR agencies ...
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