Higher Education in the Developing World (eBook, PDF)

Changing Contexts and Institutional Responses
Redaktion: Chapman, David W.; Austin, Ann E.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Identifies five critical issues with which higher education institutions in the developing world must grapple as they respond to changing external contexts, offers examples of institutional responses to these issues, and considers these within a systems perspective which recognizes that each response impacts how institutions handle other critical issues. Half of the students enrolled in higher education worldwide live in developing countries. Yet, in many developing countries, government and education leaders express serious concerns about the ability of their colleges and universities to effectively respond to the pressures posed by changing demographics, new communication technologies, shifts in national political environments, and the increasing interconnectedness of national economies. This book identifies five critical issues with which higher education institutions in the developing world must grapple as they respond to these changing contexts: seeking a new balance in government-university relationships; coping with autonomy; managing expansion while preserving equity, raising quality, and controlling costs; addressing new pressures for accountability; and supporting academic staff in new roles. These papers offer examples of institutional responses and consider these within a systems perspective that recognizes that each response has a rippling effect impacting institutions' responses to other critical issues. Only as government and education leaders understand the interwoven nature of the problems now facing colleges and universities and the interconnections among the intended solutions they seek to implement can they offer effective leadership that strengthens the quality and improves the relevance of higher education in their countries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313011023
• Artikelnr.: 68527888

Autorenporträt

DAVID W. CHAPMAN is Professor of Education in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration at the University of Minnesota. ANN E. AUSTIN is Associate Professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education at Michigan State University, where she is also a member of the Core Faculty of the African Studies Center.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and Overview The Changing Context of Higher Education in the
Developing World by David W. Chapman and Ann E. Austin Higher Education at
a Turning Point by Jamil Salmi Seeking a New Balance in
Government-University Relationships Universities in Transition:
Privatization, Decentralization, and Institutional Autonomy as National
Policy with Special Reference to the Russian Federation by Bruce Johnstone
and Olga Bain Flight from Freedom: Resistance to Institutional Autonomy in
Brazil's Federal Universities by David Plank and Robert Verhine When Goals
Collide: Higher Education in Laos by David W. Chapman Coping with the
Challenges of Greater Autonomy Current Challenges and Future Possibilities
for the Revitalization of Higher Education in Africa by Jairam Reddy Higher
Education and the State in Mongolia: Dilemmas of Democratic Transition by
John Weidman and Regsurengiin Bat-Erdene From Marx to Markets: The
Renovation of Teaching, Research, and Service in China's Universities by
Gerard Postiglione Achieving Equity While Managing Expansion Equity Effects
Resulting from Access, Choice, and Persistence Policies in Developing
Countries by Darrell Lewis and Halil Dundar New Pressures and Forms of
Accountability Quality Assurance for Higher Education: Shaping Effective
Policy in Developing Countries by Elaine El-Khawas New Relationships with
Academic Staff Context for Higher Education Reform in China: An Analysis of
Faculty Issues by Yvonna Lincoln, et al. Academic Staff in Times of
Transformation: Roles, Challenges, and Professional Development Needs by
Ann E. Austin Conclusion, Lessons, and Directions Balancing Pressures,
Forming Partnerships by Ann E. Austin and David W. Chapman