Abstract
Two new, user-driven and web-based transparency tools for higher education are presented: U-Map, a classification of higher education institutions according to their actual activities, and U-Multirank, a multidimensional ranking of higher education institutions’ and study fields’ performances. The chapter sketches their principles and state of art (preliminary results). U-Map and U-Multirank respond to much of the criticism against conventional league table rankings. The tools are described following a brief discussion of horizontal and vertical diversity, and of process and product, concepts which underpin U-Map and U-Multirank
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Quality assurance in higher education: contemporary debates |
| Editors | Maria Joao Rosa, Alberto Amaral |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. |
| Pages | 53-65 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-137-37462-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Publication series
| Name | Issues in higher education |
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| Publisher | Palgrave MacMillan |
Keywords
- IR-88829
- METIS-301368
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Westerheijden, D. F. (2014). Transparency about multidimensional activities and performance: What can U-map and U-multirank contribute? In M. J. Rosa, & A. Amaral (Eds.), Quality assurance in higher education: contemporary debates (pp. 53-65). (Issues in higher education). Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137374639.0009