New forms of competition in higher education1

Musselin, Christine

doi:10.1093/ser/mwy033

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“…The notion that competition is a central means of assuring and increasing the ‘quality’, ‘performance’ and ‘efficiency’ of higher education has become a defining characteristic of contemporary academia (see Winter ; Musselin ). A key mechanism in this regard is the transition from institutional block grant funding to output‐oriented, project‐based funding.…”

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Insatiable greed: performance pressure and precarity in the neoliberalised university

Rogler¹

2019

Soc Anthropol

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Insatiable greed: performance pressure and precarity in the neoliberalised universityConsiderably increasing competition for academic positions/funding as well as managerial control of academic work are two key features of the contemporary university. Both developments result in and are amplified by increasing performance pressures and precarious employment. Combined with a vocational work ethic, these neoliberal dynamics are turning the academic profession into an increasingly greedy and (self-)exploitative endeavour. While allowing employers/funding bodies to ask for much while offering little in return -that is to siphon off the symbolic and economic 'profit' generated by academics' free or under-paid work -the current working conditions leave early-career academics in particular in a highly vulnerable position.

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Section: The Ascent Of Competitionmentioning

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Insatiable greed: performance pressure and precarity in the neoliberalised university

Rogler¹

2019

Soc Anthropol

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“…In higher education, we increasingly see colleges and universities race to be at the top of the "best of the best" rankings in everything from diverse demographics to largest grants to online program enrollment (Musselin, 2018). While doing the best is a good goal, with neoliberalism in the driver's seat in higher education, it often comes at the expense of students, staff, and faculty.…”

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Understanding Transgender Oppression in Higher Education Using Counternarratives

Stachowiak

Gano

2019

Handbook on Promoting Social Justice in Education

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Over the last decade, the fight for transgender rights has landed politically on access to bathrooms. While some states have quietly provided equitable access, other states, such as North Carolina and Texas, have battled loudly about who decides, defines, and gets access to bathrooms. This has led to laws being put in place that, while providing access, often reify the very oppressive circumstances they set out to alleviate. Institutions of higher education have

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“…These rankings gave rise to another much more complex scenario in which universities shifted from local competition, i.e. among institutions in the same country/region, to compete globally, with comparisons crossing national borders (Azman & Kutty, 2016;Kauppi, 2018;Marginson, 2007;Musselin, 2018;Ordorika & Lloyd, 2015). Higher education institutions were therefore driven to update their objectives to adapt to the new situation, which included improving their positions on rankings in a bid for prestige as research bodies (Lim & Øerber, 2017;Millot, 2015;Zhang, Bao, & Sun, 2016).…”

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“…Higher education institutions were therefore driven to update their objectives to adapt to the new situation, which included improving their positions on rankings in a bid for prestige as research bodies (Lim & Øerber, 2017;Millot, 2015;Zhang, Bao, & Sun, 2016). Such competition was heightened by governments' need to enhance access to higher education and strengthen their countries/regions' presence on the list of the most highly reputed universities (Bornman, Mutz, & Daniel, 2013;Guironnet & Peypoch, 2018;Musselin, 2018). Some governments have implemented different types of initiatives to support the internationalisation of their higher education institutions.…”

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Does a Country/Region’s Economic Status Affect Its Universities’ Presence in International Rankings?

Tuesta

García-Zorita

Ayllón

et al. 2019

Journal of Data and Information Science

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Purpose Study how economic parameters affect positions in the Academic Ranking of World Universities’ top 500 published by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Graduate School of Education in countries/regions with listed higher education institutions. Design/methodology/approach The methodology used capitalises on the multi-variate characteristics of the data analysed. The multi-colinearity problem posed is solved by running principal components prior to regression analysis, using both classical (OLS) and robust (Huber and Tukey) methods. Findings Our results revealed that countries/regions with long ranking traditions are highly competitive. Findings also showed that some countries/regions such as Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy, had a larger number of universities in the top positions than predicted by the regression model. In contrast, for Japan, a country where social and economic performance is high, the number of ARWU universities projected by the model was much larger than the actual figure. In much the same vein, countries/regions that invest heavily in education, such as Japan and Denmark, had lower than expected results. Research limitations Using data from only one ranking is a limitation of this study, but the methodology used could be useful to other global rankings. Practical implications The results provide good insights for policy makers. They indicate the existence of a relationship between research output and the number of universities per million inhabitants. Countries/regions, which have historically prioritised higher education, exhibited highest values for indicators that compose the rankings methodology; furthermore, minimum increase in welfare indicators could exhibited significant rises in the presence of their universities on the rankings. Originality/value This study is well defined and the result answers important questions about characteristics of countries/regions and their higher education system.

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New forms of competition in higher education1

Cited by 233 publications

References 56 publications

Insatiable greed: performance pressure and precarity in the neoliberalised university

Insatiable greed: performance pressure and precarity in the neoliberalised university

Understanding Transgender Oppression in Higher Education Using Counternarratives

Does a Country/Region’s Economic Status Affect Its Universities’ Presence in International Rankings?

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