The international imperative in higher education / by Philip G. Altbach.

By:

Altbach, Philip G

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9789462093386
9462093385
9788462093389
8462093384

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

378 23

LOC classification:

LB2322.2 .A68 2013eb

Online resources:

Click here to access online

Contents:

Preface -- Introduction -- Part. 1. Gloalization and its implications. . Part. 2. Global issues. Part. 3. Mobility, brian drain, and brain exchange? -- Part. 4. The academic profession -- Part. 5. Rankings and world-class -- Part. 6. Branch campuses and franchising -- Part. 7. Knowledge distribution -- Part. 8. Agents and recruiters: a global dilemma -- Part. 9. Academic freedom -- Part. 10. Asian perspectives -- Part. 11. China -- Part. 12. India.

Summary: 21st century higher education faces immense changesfrom the broad impact of globalization to the implications of massification and the growth of enrollments worldwide. The International Imperative in Higher Education focuses on most of the central elements affecting universities worldwide. Included among the themes analyzed are global issues such as corruption, the continuing impact of the brain drain and the phenomenon of brain exchange, the role of English in internationalization, changes in the environment for publishing and knowledge distribution, and academic freedom. The specific elements of internationalization, such as growing commercialization, and the role of agents and recruiters as a part of global student flows are considered. The role of the academic profession in a rapidly changing university environment is also discussed. Special attention is paid to China and India, the worlds two largest academic systems, and the specific challenges faced by them. This book consists of 40 concise essays analyzing key aspects of global higher education. They bring together broad analysis and an underlying concern for the public good aspects of higher education in a comparative and international framework.

Item type:

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic-Books	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	E-Books EBSCO			Available

Includes bibliographical references.

21st century higher education faces immense changesfrom the broad impact of globalization to the implications of massification and the growth of enrollments worldwide. The International Imperative in Higher Education focuses on most of the central elements affecting universities worldwide. Included among the themes analyzed are global issues such as corruption, the continuing impact of the brain drain and the phenomenon of brain exchange, the role of English in internationalization, changes in the environment for publishing and knowledge distribution, and academic freedom. The specific elements of internationalization, such as growing commercialization, and the role of agents and recruiters as a part of global student flows are considered. The role of the academic profession in a rapidly changing university environment is also discussed. Special attention is paid to China and India, the worlds two largest academic systems, and the specific challenges faced by them. This book consists of 40 concise essays analyzing key aspects of global higher education. They bring together broad analysis and an underlying concern for the public good aspects of higher education in a comparative and international framework.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 19, 2013).

eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.