The Global University

Past, Present, and Future Perspectives
Herausgegeben:Nelson, A.; Wei, I.

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Produktbeschreibung

Engages a topic of pressing concern for government, business, and education leaders around the world: the race to establish 'world-class' universities. Some herald the globalization of higher education as the key to a dynamic and productive 'knowledge society.' Others worry that modern universities have come to resemble multinational corporations.

Produktdetails

• Historical Studies in Education
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-35195-4
• 1st ed. 2012
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 365g
• ISBN-13: 9781349351954
• ISBN-10: 1349351954
• Artikelnr.: 45077835

Autorenporträt

Adam R. Nelson is a professor of Educational Policy Studies and History at the University o fWisconsin-Madison.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction: The Global University: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives; A.R.Nelson PART I: REGIONALISM(S) AND GLOBAL HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM Global Aspirations and Strategizing for World-Class Status: New Modes of Higher-education governance and the Emergence of Regulatory Regionalism in East Asia; K.H.Mok Contributing to the Southeast Asian Knowledge Economy? Australian Offshore Campuses in Malaysia and Vietnam; A.R.Welch PART II: THE CHANGING DIMENSIONS OF UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE Collegiality and Hierarchy: Coordinating principles in higher education; I.Bleiklie The Twenty-First Century University: Dilemmas of Leadership and Organizational Futures; R.Deem PART III: ACADEMIC ROLES AND THE PURPOSES OF THE UNIVERSITY Medieval Universities and Aspirations to Universal Significance; I.P.Wei The Changing Role of the Academic: Historical and Comparative Perspectives; X.Xiaozhou & X.Shan PART IV: SHIFTING PATTERNS IN GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION Toward General Education in the Global University: The Chinese Model Doctoral Education and the Global University: Studen Mobility, Hierarchy, and Canadian Government Policy, G.A.Jones & B.Gopaul PART V: UNIVERSITIES AND EXTERNAL FUNDING What Can Modern Universities Learn from the Past? English Universities Working with Industry, 1870-1914; J.Taylor Universities and the Effects of External Funding: Sub-Saharan Africa and the Nordic Countries; P.Maassen Conclusion: Lessons from the Past, Considerations for the Future; A.R.Nelson & I.P.Wei Contributor Biographies List of Tables and Figures

Rezensionen

"Armed with a powerful historical perspective and rich evidences across continents, this volume strongly attacks notions a lineal globalization and its inevitable consequence of sameness in the international terrain of higher education." - Rui Yang, University of Hong Kong

"Universities are among the oldest and most international of institutions. Is the 'global university' of the twenty-first century something entirely new, or the heir to a long tradition? This thought-provoking book shows that we need a historical perspective for a full understanding of current problems and for an informed response to them." - Robert Anderson, author of British Universities Past and Present