International handbook of higher education
- Responsibility
- James J.F. Forest, Philip G. Altbach (eds.).
- Imprint
- Dordrecht : Springer, 2006.
- Physical description
- 2 v. ; 24 cm.
- Series
- Springer international handbooks of education ; v. 18.
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Creators/Contributors
- Contributor
- Forest, James J. F.
- Altbach, Philip G.
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- PART ONE: GLOBAL THEMES AND CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction Philip G. Altbach and James J. F. Forest
- 2 The Academic Profession Jurgen Enders
- 3 Accountability and Quality Assurance: New Issues for Academic Inquiry Elaine El-Khawas
- 4 Curricula in International Perspective Lisa R. Lattuca
- 5 Doctoral Education: Present Realities and Future Trends Philip G. Altbach
- 6 Higher Education Finance: Trends and Issues Arthur M. Hauptman
- 7 For-Profit Higher Education: U.S. Tendencies, International Echoes Kevin Kinser and Daniel C. Levy
- 8 Globalization and the University: Realities in an Unequal World Philip G. Altbach
- 9 Governance and Administration: Organizational and Structural Trends Barbara Sporn
- 10 History of Universities Harold Perkin
- 11 Internationalization: Concepts, Complexities and Challenges Jane Knight
- 12 Higher Education Management: Challenges and Strategies George Keller
- 13 Reflections on the Transition from Elite to Mass to Universal Access: Forms and Phases of Higher Education in Modern Societies since WWII Martin Trow
- 14 The Private Fit in the Higher Education Landscape Daniel C. Levy
- 15 Beyond Private Gain: The Public Benefits of Higher Education David E. Bloom, Matthew Hartley, and Henry Rosovsky
- 16 Research and Scholarship Grant Harman
- 17 Student Politics: Activism and Culture Philip G. Altbach
- 18 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education James J. F. Forest
- 19 Rhetoric or Reality? Technology in Borderless Higher Education Svava Bjarnason
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- PART TWO: REGIONS AND COUNTRIES
- Preface to Volume Two
- SECTION 1REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES
- 20 Higher Education in the Arab World Linda Herrera
- 21 Higher Education in Central and Eastern Europe Peter Scott
- 22 Higher Education in Developing Countries David E. Bloom and Henry Rosovsky
- 23 European Integration in Higher Education: The Bologna Process Towards a European Higher Education Area Hans de Wit
- 24 Higher Education in French-Speaking Sub-Saharan Africa Juma Shabani
- 25 Latin American University Transformation of the 1990s: Altered Identities? Marcela Mollis
- 26 Higher Education in Scandinavia Evanthia Kalpazidou Schmidt
- 27 Higher Education in Southeast Asia in the Era of Globalization Molly N.N. Lee
- 28 Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa Damtew Teferra
- SECTION 2 NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
- 29 Argentina Ana M. Garcia de Fanelli
- 30 Australia Simon Marginson
- 31 Brazil Simon Schwartzman
- 32 Canada Glen A. Jones
- 33 Chili Jose Joaquin Brunner and Anthony Tillett
- 34 China Ruth Hayhoe and Qiang Zha
- 35 Egypt Iman Farag
- 36 France Christine Musselin
- 37 Germany Barbara M. Kehm
- 38 India N. Jayaram
- 39 Indonesia M. K. Tadjudin
- 40 Iran Abbas Bazargan
- 41 Israel Yaacov Iram
- 42 Italy Roberto Moscati
- 43 Japan Akiyoshi Yonezawa
- 44 Kenya Charles K. Ngome
- 45 Korea Namgi Park
- 46 Mexico Hugo Casanova-Cardiel
- 47 The Netherlands Egbert de Weert
- 48 Nigeria Munzali Jibril
- 49 Poland Wojciech Duczmal
- 50 Russia Anna Smolentseva
- 51 South Africa Chika Trevor Sehoole
- 52 Spain Jose-Gines Mora
- 53 Turkey Hasan Simsek
- 54 United Kingdom Michael Shattock
- 55 United States Peter D. Eckel and Jacqueline E. King
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- Index.
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- Publisher's summary
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This book provides a central, authoritative source of reference on the most essential topics of higher education. The International Handbook of Higher Education combines a rich diversity of scholarly perspectives with a wide range of internationally derived descriptions and analyses. Chapters in the first volume cover central themes in the study of higher education, while contributors to the second volume focuses on contemporary higher education issues within specific countries or regions. Together, these volumes provide a centralized, easily accessible, yet scholarly source of information.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
Subjects
- Subjects
- Education, Higher > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2006
- Series
- Springer international handbooks of education ; v. 18
- Note
- Handbook.
- ISBN
- 1402040113 (2-v. set : hd. bd.)
- 1402040121 (e-book)
- 9781402040115 (2-v. set : hd. bd.)
- 9781402040122 (e-book)
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