University Ranking and Global Competitiveness: The Case of the Elite American University System.

• In Event: University ranking and global competitiveness: Exploring convergence and divergence in the politics and policy environment in higher education reform

Abstract

The panel examines the growing trend towards an emphasis on the university ranking as indicative of the status of national higher education systems. It explores the pathways through which reform in the elite higher education system in the USA has been shaped by both the American democratic and free-market ideals. The analysis employs a qualitative and quantitative comparative document analysis, and personal accounts of authors and researchers to inform the discussion.

Author

• Val Rust, UCLA