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100 _aAltbach, Philip G.
245 _aGlobal perspectives on higher education
_cby Philip G. Altbach
260 _aBaltimore :
_bJohns Hopkins University Press,
_c©2016
300 _axvi, 332 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _t1. The Emergence and Reality of Contemporary Internationalization
505 _t2. Tracking a Global Academic Revolution
505 _t3. The Logic of Mass Higher Education
505 _t4. The Prospects for the BRICs : The New Academic Superpowers?
505 _t5. Internationalization and Global Tension : Lessons from History
505 _t6. Globalization and the University : Realities in an Unequal World
505 _t7. The Internationalization of Higher Education : Motivations and Realities
505 _t8. Higher Education Crosses Borders
505 _t9. The Globalization of Rankings
505 _t10. The Imperial Tongue : English as the Dominating Academic Language
505 _t11. The University as Center and Periphery
505 _t12. Research Universities in Developing Countries
505 _t13. Twisted Roots : The Western Impact on Asian Higher Education
505 _t14. Comparative Perspectives on Private Higher Education
505 _t15. Academic Freedom : International Realities and Challenges
505 _t16. The Giants Awake : Higher Education Systems in China and India
505 _t17. Academic Remuneration and Contracts : Global Trends and Realities
505 _t18. Student Political Activism
520 _aThis 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.
650 _aEducation, Higher--Cross Cultural Studies
650 _aEducation and Globalization--Cross-Cultural Studies
650 _aComparative Education
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