Title:
Constructing a ranking of higher education institutions based on equity: is it possible or desirable?
Authors:
Tim Pitman, Daniel Edwards, Liang-Cheng Zhang, Paul Koshy & Julie McMillan
Published:
Higher Education, 3 January 2020 (first published)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-00487-0
From the abstract:
"This paper presents findings from a research project which aimed to rank Australian higher education institutions on their 'equity performance'; that is, the extent to which they were accessible for, supportive of and benefiting students traditionally under-represented in higher education. This study comprised a conceptual consideration of how higher education equity might be defined and empirically measured, drawing on extant scolarly research as well as observations from key stakeholders, including equity practitioners, researchers, policymakers and higher education executives and institutional planners."