The Berlin Principles on Ranking Higher Education Institutions: limitations, legitimacy, and value conflict

Barron, Gary R. S.

doi:10.1007/s10734-016-0022-z

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“…In other words, academic values are considered as a kind of standard that allows you to maintain society at the level of civilization that it needs and is inherent in, increasing the relevance of higher education, on the one hand, and managing the ratings of educational organizations, on the other hand [10]. In the context of the modern understanding of the human phenomenon in the philosophy of education, its place and role in the education system, the analysis of humanistic foundations and ideological bases of modern education, this fact takes on particular urgency [11].…”

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Features of the Creative Abilities’ Formation of Undergraduates in the Context of the Requirements of Professional Standards in the Field of Physical Education and Sports

Alexandrovna¹

2020

Proceedings of the “New Silk Road: Business Cooperation and Prospective of Economic Development” (NSRBCPED 2019)

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The article considers the scientific problem of the contradiction between the economically and socially determined need for the formation of creative abilities among professionals in the field of physical education and sports and the lack of developed technologies for the implementation of such a formation in the course of undergraduate training. As a result of a survey of trainers and leaders of organizations in the field of physical education and sports, it was found that the percentage of need for all the creative abilities considered is higher than the percentage of the levels of their formation, both after studying at a university and during personal experience of professional activity, like with trainers, and among leaders of organizations in the field of physical education and sports. This fact proves that in the course of obtaining a higher education these issues are not considered or are considered insufficiently, while immersion in activities and work in the profession cannot fully compensate for these gaps. Thus, we have the right to assert that in the field of physical education and sports, within the framework of the next generation of federal state educational standards of higher education, it is proposed to include such competencies, which correlate with the formation of creative abilities among graduate students.

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Features of the Creative Abilities’ Formation of Undergraduates in the Context of the Requirements of Professional Standards in the Field of Physical Education and Sports

Alexandrovna¹

2020

Proceedings of the “New Silk Road: Business Cooperation and Prospective of Economic Development” (NSRBCPED 2019)

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“…Most of the existing ranking systems are criticized for several methodological shortcomings (Amsler & Bolsmann, 2012;Barron, 2017;Bougnol & Dulà, 2015;Çakır, Acartürk, Alaşehir, & Çilingir, 2015;Lynch, 2015). Among the main weaknesses mentioned, many say rankings are not robust enough, especially as far as validity of indicators, methodological soundness, transparency of sources of information and algorithms, reliability, and so on (Billaut, Bouyssou, & Vincke, 2009;Bonaccorsi & Cicero, 2016;Kroth & Daniel, 2008;Turner, 2013).…”

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Ranking Meets Distance Education

Pozzi¹,

Passarelli²,

Persico³

et al. 2019

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University ranking systems are being implemented with the aim of assessing and comparing higher education institutions at a global level. Despite their being increasingly used, rankings are often strongly criticized for their social and economic implications, as well as for limitations in their technical implementation. One of these limitations is that they do not consider the specific characteristics of online education. This study used a participatory approach to define a set of criteria and indicators suitable to reflect the specific nature of distance education. This endeavour will help evaluate and rank online higher education institutions more appropriately than in current practice, where indicators are devised for traditional universities. To this end, several stakeholders and informants were involved in a Delphi study in an attempt to reach the broader higher education institutions (HEI) community. According to the study participants, apart from students' achievements and general quantitative measures of HEI performance, which are quite common in traditional ranking systems, teaching and student learning experience turned out to be the most important criteria. Student support, teacher support, technological infrastructure, research and organization were deemed middle ground criteria, while sustainability and reputation were regarded as the least important criteria.

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“…Universities compete with each other not only at the national but also international levels. This competition at the international level is measured in global university rankings, such as Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Academic Ranking of World Universities, and Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (Barron, ; Lo, ; Rhoads, Li, & Ilano, ). A high position in these rankings brings more prestige, fame, and reputation to the university (Lo, ).…”

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Teaching management students to write research papers: A case of a Russian English‐Medium instruction university

Plakhotnik

Gionti

Rocco

et al. 2020

New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development

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Global competition in higher education has facilitated the growth of English‐medium instruction universities in countries where English is not a national language. In Europe, for example, the number of such programs at the bachelor's level has grown from only 55 in 2009 to 2900 in 2017. Colleges of business and management at these universities take a leading role in providing English‐taught programs and courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. A number of management education faculty and administrators encounter challenges related to teaching and course development in English as a second language. One of these challenges is teaching research paper writing. The purpose of this study was to explore how an approach to a research writing course used at a university in an English‐speaking country could be implemented at an English‐medium instruction university. The course involved 153 undergraduate students majoring in management and included seven sessions. To the students and the instructor English was a second language. Data were collected using qualitative and quantitative tools. Overall, the results indicate that a carefully designed course on writing a research paper can increase student writing self‐efficacy in just seven class sessions. We provide implications for instructors and administrators at English‐medium instruction universities and areas for future research.

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The Berlin Principles on Ranking Higher Education Institutions: limitations, legitimacy, and value conflict

Cited by 44 publications

References 21 publications

Features of the Creative Abilities’ Formation of Undergraduates in the Context of the Requirements of Professional Standards in the Field of Physical Education and Sports

Features of the Creative Abilities’ Formation of Undergraduates in the Context of the Requirements of Professional Standards in the Field of Physical Education and Sports

Ranking Meets Distance Education

Teaching management students to write research papers: A case of a Russian English‐Medium instruction university

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