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Global Perspectives on Higher Education by Philip G. Altbach (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-101421419262
ISBN-139781421419268
eBay Product ID (ePID)219426733
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGlobal Perspectives on Higher Education
SubjectInternational / Economics, Globalization, Higher, Comparative
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Education, Business & Economics
AuthorPhilip G. Altbach
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2015-022721
Reviews... comprehensive account of contemporary post secondary education worldwide. It marshals complex and interrelated data by themes that introduce, describe and compare global higher education with remarkably little repetition in a way unlikely to be surpassed by other centres for similar research..., ... readers looking for an overview of the ways globalization has driven the internationalization of higher education will appreciate the broad sweep of this volume.
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromCollege Freshman
IllustratedYes
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal378
Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgments A Note on Sources 1. The Emergence and Reality of Contemporary Internationalization 2. Tracking a Global Academic Revolution 3. The Logic of Mass Higher Education 4. The Prospects for the BRICs: The New Academic Superpowers? 5. Internationalization and Global Tension: Lessons from History 6. Globalization and the University: Realities in an Unequal World 7. The Internationalization of Higher Education: Motivations and Realities 8. Higher Education Crosses Borders 9. The Globalization of Rankings 10. The Imperial Tongue: English as the Dominating Academic Language 11. The University as Center and Periphery 12. Research Universities in Developing Countries 13. Twisted Roots: The Western Impact on Asian Higher Education 14. Comparative Perspectives on Private Higher Education 15. Academic Freedom: International Realities and Challenges 16. The Giants Awake: Higher Education Systems in China and India 17. Academic Remuneration and Contracts: Global Trends and Realities 18. Student Political Activism About the Authors Index
SynopsisOver the past half-century, globalization has had a profound impact on postsecondary education. The twin forces of mass higher education and the global knowledge economy have driven an unprecedented transformation. These fundamental changes have pulled in opposite directions: one pushes for wider access and accompanying challenges of quality, the other toward exclusive, "world class" research-oriented universities. In Global Perspectives on Higher Education , renowned higher education scholar Philip G. Altbach offers a wide-ranging perspective on the implications of these key forces and explores how they influence academe everywhere. Altbach begins with a discussion of the global trends that increasingly affect higher education, including the implications of mass enrollments, the logic of mass higher education systems around the world, and specific challenges facing Brazil, Russia, India, and China. He considers the numerous implications of globalization, including the worldwide use of the English language, university cross-border initiatives, the role of research universities in developing countries, the impact of the West on Asian universities, and the expansion of private higher education. Provocative and wide-ranging, Global Perspectives on Higher Education considers how the international exchange of ideas, students, and scholars has fundamentally altered higher education., Over the past half-century, globalization has had a profound impact on postsecondary education. The twin forces of mass higher education and the global knowledge economy have driven an unprecedented transformation. These fundamental changes have pulled in opposite directions: one pushes for wider access and accompanying challenges of quality, the other toward exclusive, ""world class"" research-oriented universities. In Global Perspectives on Higher Education , renowned higher education scholar Philip G. Altbach offers a wide-ranging perspective on the implications of these key forces and explores how they influence academe everywhere. Altbach begins with a discussion of the global trends that increasingly affect higher education, including the implications of mass enrollments, the logic of mass higher education systems around the world, and specific challenges facing Brazil, Russia, India, and China. He considers the numerous implications of globalization, including the worldwide use of the English language, university cross-border initiatives, the role of research universities in developing countries, the impact of the West on Asian universities, and the expansion of private higher education. Provocative and wide-ranging, Global Perspectives on Higher Education considers how the international exchange of ideas, students, and scholars has fundamentally altered higher education., Over the past half-century, globalization has had a profound impact on postsecondary education. The twin forces of mass higher education and the global knowledge economy have driven an unprecedented transformation. These fundamental changes have pulled in opposite directions: one pushes for wider access and accompanying challenges of quality, ......, The single best book on higher education as a global phenomenon. Over the past half-century, globalization has had a profound impact on postsecondary education. The twin forces of mass higher education and the global knowledge economy have driven an unprecedented transformation. These fundamental changes have pulled in opposite directions: one pushes for wider access and accompanying challenges of quality, the other toward exclusive, "world class" research-oriented universities. In Global Perspectives on Higher Education , renowned higher education scholar Philip G. Altbach offers a wide-ranging perspective on the implications of these key forces and explores how they influence academe everywhere. Altbach begins with a discussion of the global trends that increasingly affect higher education, including the implications of mass enrollments, the logic of mass higher education systems around the world, and specific challenges facing Brazil, Russia, India, and China. He considers the numerous implications of globalization, including the worldwide use of the English language, university cross-border initiatives, the role of research universities in developing countries, the impact of the West on Asian universities, and the expansion of private higher education. Provocative and wide-ranging, Global Perspectives on Higher Education considers how the international exchange of ideas, students, and scholars has fundamentally altered higher education.
LC Classification NumberLB2322.2.A484 2016
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