| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 272 pages) |
| Series |
Historical studies in education |
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Historical studies in education.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The Global University: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives; A.R. Nelson -- PART I: REGIONALISM(S) AND GLOBAL HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM -- Global Aspirations and Strategizing for World-Class Status: New Modes of Higher-education governance and the Emergence of Regulatory Regionalism in East Asia; K.H. Mok -- Contributing to the Southeast Asian Knowledge Economy? Australian Offshore Campuses in Malaysia and Vietnam; A.R. Welch -- PART II: THE CHANGING DIMENSIONS OF UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE -- Collegiality and Hierarchy: Coordinating principles in higher education; I. Bleiklie -- The Twenty-First Century University: Dilemmas of Leadership and Organizational Futures; R. Deem -- PART III: ACADEMIC ROLES AND THE PURPOSES OF THE UNIVERSITY -- Medieval Universities and Aspirations to Universal Significance; I.P. Wei -- The Changing Role of the Academic: Historical and Comparative Perspectives; X. Xiaozhou & X. Shan -- PART IV: SHIFTING PATTERNS IN GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION -- Toward General Education in the Global University: The Chinese Model -- Doctoral Education and the Global University: Studen Mobility, Hierarchy, and Canadian Government Policy, G.A. Jones & B. Gopaul -- PART V: UNIVERSITIES AND EXTERNAL FUNDING -- What Can Modern Universities Learn from the Past? English Universities Working with Industry, 1870-1914; J. Taylor -- Universities and the Effects of External Funding: Sub-Saharan Africa and the Nordic Countries; P. Maassen -- Conclusion: Lessons from the Past, Considerations for the Future; A.R. Nelson & I.P. Wei -- Contributor Biographies -- List of Tables and Figures |
| Summary |
The product of an international research project involving scholars from China, Australia, Canada, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, this volume engages a topic of pressing concern for government, business, and education leaders around the world: the race to establish 'world-class' universities. Some herald the globalization of higher education as the key to a dynamic and productive 'knowledge society.' Others worry that modern universities have come to resemble multinational corporations in their strategies and values. This volume addresses these issues by situating the globalization of higher education in a broad comparative-historical context. Chronologically, it extends from the medieval period to the early modern, modern, and postmodern eras; geographically, it ranges from East and Southeast Asia to Australia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and North America. Its ten essays will appeal to all who are interested in the history and politics of higher education, the sociology of knowledge, and modern university leadership |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Cross-cultural studies
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Universities and colleges -- Cross-cultural studies
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Education and globalization -- Cross-cultural studies
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Higher education and state -- Cross-cultural studies
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Education -- Aims and objectives -- Cross-cultural studies
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Education -- Aims and objectives
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Education and globalization
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Education, Higher
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Higher education and state
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Universities and colleges
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nelson, Adam R.
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Wei, Ian P.
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| ISBN |
9780230392465 |
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0230392466 |
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