Cristina González

American Higher Education in a Global Context

Historical Perspectives

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book describes the current state of universities on each continent, providing a comprehensive analysis of the numerous factors that have affected higher education systems around the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 687g
• ISBN-13: 9781666900071
• ISBN-10: 1666900079
• Artikelnr.: 62761944

Autorenporträt

Cristina González is professor emerita of Spanish and professor emerita of Education at the University of California, Davis.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
Introduction: The 21st Century: Global Issues in Higher Education
Chapter 1: Higher Education and Economic Development: From the Appearance
of the First Formal Schools to the Creation of the University
Chapter 2: The University Travels to the New World: Higher Education in the
Spanish and English Colonies
Chapter 3: From Independence to Hegemony: The Rise of the American Research
University
Chapter 4: Higher Education in the 20th Century: The Golden Age of the
American Research University
Chapter 5: Higher Education in Europe: Divergent Paths
Chapter 6: Higher Education in Latin America and Canada: Between Europe and
the United States
Chapter 7: Higher Education in Africa and the Middle East: Colonial
Legacies
Chapter 8: Higher Education in Asia, Australia and New Zealand: Emergent
Powers
Conclusion: The 21st Century: American Higher Education in a Global Context