Measuring Education Quality in Global Rankings: What’s the Likelihood?

Authors

  • Philip G. Altbach
  • Ellen Hazelkorn

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2018.95.10721

Keywords:

Teaching evaluation in rankings, global rankings, measurement of teaching quality in higher education

Abstract

Can the global academic rankings measure teaching quality? The major academic rankings have been adding measures of teaching quality—such as teacher-student ratios. We argue that it is not possible, at least now, to accurately measure teaching quality in a cross-national context. We recommend that the rankings cease measuring something that cannot, at this time, be evaluated.

Author Biographies

Philip G. Altbach

Research professor and founding director of the Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, US.

Ellen Hazelkorn

Emerita professor and director, Higher Education Policy Research Unit, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, and partner, BH Associates, Education Consultants.

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Published

2018-09-11

How to Cite

Altbach, P. G., & Hazelkorn, E. (2018). Measuring Education Quality in Global Rankings: What’s the Likelihood?. International Higher Education, (95), 12–14. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2018.95.10721

Issue

No. 95: Fall 2018

Section

International Themes

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