Global perspectives on higher education
Altbach, Philip G.
Global perspectives on higher education by Philip G. Altbach - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2016 - xvi, 332 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
This book offers a wide-ranging perspective on the implications of mass higher education and the global knowledge economy, and explores how they influence academe everywhere. The book 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.
9781421419268
Education, Higher--Cross Cultural Studies
Education and Globalization--Cross-Cultural Studies
Comparative Education
378 / ALT-G
Global perspectives on higher education by Philip G. Altbach - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2016 - xvi, 332 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
This book offers a wide-ranging perspective on the implications of mass higher education and the global knowledge economy, and explores how they influence academe everywhere. The book 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.
9781421419268
Education, Higher--Cross Cultural Studies
Education and Globalization--Cross-Cultural Studies
Comparative Education
378 / ALT-G