Do university rankings and accreditation really matter? Manufacturing 'legitimacy' in Singapore's higher education sector
McKiernan, Peter and Waring, Peter (2015) Do university rankings and accreditation really matter? Manufacturing 'legitimacy' in Singapore's higher education sector. In: 2016 EFMD Higher Education Research Conference, 2016-10-10 - 2016-10-11.
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Abstract
In this paper, we examine the concept of ‘legitimacy’ in higher education in the context of the city-state of Singapore. We find that ‘legitimacy’ enhancing devices like rankings and accreditation are not necessary precursors for market success, reputation building or the provision of a quality education. This result is a direct challenge to the prevailing orthodoxy.
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McKiernan, Peter ![]() | Item type: | Conference or Workshop Item(Paper) |
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ID code: | 64400 |
Keywords: | higher education, rankings, accreditation, reputations, Special aspects of education, Management Science and Operations Research, Education |
Subjects: | Education > Special aspects of education |
Department: | Strathclyde Business School > Strategy and Organisation |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date deposited: | 11 Jun 2018 13:15 |
Last modified: | 08 Dec 2020 02:04 |
URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/64400 |
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