| Description |
xii, 272 pages ; 23 cm |
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Historical studies in education |
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Historical studies in education.
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| Contents |
Contents note continued: 7.Toward General Education in the Global University: The Chinese Model / Cai Leiluo -- 8.Doctoral Education and the Global University: Student Mobility, Hierarchy, and Canadian Government Policy / Bryan Gopaul -- pt. V Universities and External Funding -- 9.What Can Modern Universities Learn from the Past? English Universities Working with Industry, 1870-1914 / John Taylor -- 10.Universities and the Effects of External Funding: Sub-Saharan Africa and the Nordic Countries / Peter Maassen |
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Machine generated contents note: pt. I Regionalism(s) and Global Higher-Education Reform -- 1.Global Aspirations and Strategizing for World-Class Status: New Modes of Higher-Education Governance and the Emergence of Regulatory Regionalism in East Asia / Ka Ho Mok -- 2.Contributing to the Southeast Asian Knowledge Economy? Australian Offshore Campuses in Malaysia and Vietnam / Anthony R. Welch -- pt. II The Changing Dimensions of University Governance -- 3.Collegiality and Hierarchy: Coordinating Principles in Higher Education / Ivar Bleiklie -- 4.The Twenty-First-Century University: Dilemmas of Leadership and Organizational Futures / Rosemary Deem -- pt. III Academic Roles and the Purposes of Universities -- 5.Medieval Universities and Aspirations to Universal Significance / Ian P. Wei -- 6.The Changing Role of the Academic: Historical and Comparative Perspectives / Xue Shan -- pt. IV Shifting Patterns of Graduate and Undergraduate Education -- |
| 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 and globalization -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Education -- Aims and objectives -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Education, Higher -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Higher education and state -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Universities and colleges -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Author |
Nelson, Adam R.
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Wei, Ian P.
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Palgrave Connect (Online service)
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| LC no. |
2011040817 |
| ISBN |
9780230392458 (hbk.) |
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