University rankings: between market regulation and the diffusion of organizational models : The Brazilian case
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2018
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Edições Universitárias Lusófonas
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Neste artigo, apresentam-se dois dos mais conhecidos rankings de universidades produzidos a nível internacional, o Academic Ranking World Universities (ARWU) e o Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings (THE), e um de natureza nacional, o Ranking Universitário Folha (RUF), que tem como foco as universidades brasileiras. A hipótese defendida é a de que os rankings desempenham um duplo papel, o de regulação do mercado e o de difusão de modelos organizacionais. O artigo mostra a existência de diferenças entre as preocupações (e implicações) dos rankings internacionais (ARWU e THE) e do ranking nacional brasileiro (RUF), que apresenta, como principal foco, por um lado, orientar a procura de formação superior por parte das elites em direção aos cursos com maior empregabilidade, e, por outro, fornecer indicações que possam ser consideradas úteis para o mercado de trabalho no recrutamento dos profissionais melhor qualificados.
In this paper two of the better-known university rankings produced internationally are considered, the Academic Ranking World Universities (ARWU) and the Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings (THE), as well as a national ranking, the Folha University Ranking (RUF), focussed on Brazilian universities. The thesis we put forward is that rankings play a dual role, regulating the market and disseminating organizational models. The paper highlights the existence of differences between the concerns (and implications) of the international rankings (ARWU and THE) and the Brazilian national ranking (RUF), which sets out as main goals, on the one hand, to steer the elites’ demand for tertiary education towards degrees with higher employability and, on the other, to provide indications which may be considered useful for the labour market to recruit better qualified professionals.
In this paper two of the better-known university rankings produced internationally are considered, the Academic Ranking World Universities (ARWU) and the Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings (THE), as well as a national ranking, the Folha University Ranking (RUF), focussed on Brazilian universities. The thesis we put forward is that rankings play a dual role, regulating the market and disseminating organizational models. The paper highlights the existence of differences between the concerns (and implications) of the international rankings (ARWU and THE) and the Brazilian national ranking (RUF), which sets out as main goals, on the one hand, to steer the elites’ demand for tertiary education towards degrees with higher employability and, on the other, to provide indications which may be considered useful for the labour market to recruit better qualified professionals.
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Revista Lusófona de Educação
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EDUCAÇÃO, ENSINO SUPERIOR, UNIVERSIDADES, AVALIAÇÃO DA EDUCAÇÃO, MERCADO DE TRABALHO, EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION, UNIVERSITIES, EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT, LABOUR MARKET, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Teodoro , A , Santos , E & Costa Junior , R D 2018 , ' University rankings: between market regulation and the diffusion of organizational models : The Brazilian case ' , Revista Lusófona de Educação .