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Title Asian universities : historical perspectives and contemporary challenges / edited by Philip G. Altbach and Toru Umakoshi
Published Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004

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Description 377 pages ; 24 cm
Contents The past and future of Asian universities : 21st century challenges / Philip G. Altbach -- Private higher education in Asia : transitions and development / Toru Umakoshi -- Chinese higher education : the legacy of the past and the context of the future / Weifang Min -- Higher education in India : massification and change / N. Jayaram -- Japanese higher education : contemporary reform and the influence of tradition / Motohisa Kaneko -- Korean higher education : history and future challenges / Sungho H. Lee -- Singapore : small nation, big plans / Jason Tan -- Thai universities : past, present, and future / Paitoon Sinlarat -- Malaysian universities : toward equality, accessibility, and quality / Molly N.N. Lee -- The evolution of higher education in Indonesia / Mochtar Buchori and Abdul Malik -- The Philippines : past, present, and future dimensions of higher education / Andrew Gonzalez -- Universities in Vietnam : legacies, challenges, and prospects / Pham Lan Huong and Gerald W. Fry -- Cambodian higher education : mixed visions / Pit Chamnan and David Ford
Analysis Asian universities
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Education, Higher -- Asia -- History.
Universities and colleges -- Asia -- History.
Author Altbach, Philip G.
Umakoshi, Tōru, 1942-2011.
LC no. 2004010444
ISBN 080188036X hardcover alkaline paper
0801880378 paperback alkaline paper