universities vie for the metric that cannot be measured: prestige /

Published at 2016-03-29 09:15:09

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Employers and parents value it more highly than any other quality. But how does a university set approximately building prestige?Universities are under pressure to be efficient and effective, and are constantly measured and compared on these qualities. But universities also generate prestige and that makes itself apparent in more subtle ways. fairly a lot of university activity is prestige-seeking and there can be a tension between activity that gains prestige for the institution and activity that is cost-effective and efficient. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com