Higher education in the developing world : changing contexts and institutional responses / edited by David W. Chapman and Ann E. Austin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chapman, David W., 1947-

Austin, Ann E.

Series:

Greenwood studies in higher education 1531-8087

Greenwood studies in higher education, 1531-8087

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Developing countries.

Education, Higher.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

viii, 278 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Contents:

1. The Changing Context of Higher Education in the Developing World / David W. Chapman, Ann E. Austin 3

2. Higher Education at a Turning Point / Jamil Salmi 23

II. Seeking a New Balance in Government-University Relationships 45

3. Universities in Transition: Privatization, Decentralization, and Institutional Autonomy as National Policy with Special Reference to the Russian Federation / D. Bruce Johnstone, Olga Bain 47

4. Flight from Freedom: Resistance to Institutional Autonomy in Brazil's Federal Universities / David N. Plank, Robert E. Verhine 69

5. When Goals Collide: Higher Education in Laos / David W. Chapman 93

III. Coping with the Challenges of Greater Autonomy 107

6. Current Challenges and Future Possibilities for the Revitalization of Higher Education in Africa / Jairam Reddy 109

7. Higher Education and the State in Mongolia: Dilemmas of Democratic Transition / John C. Weidman, Regsurengiin Bat-Erdene 129

8. Chinese Higher Education for the Twenty-First Century: Expansion, Consolidation, and Globalization / Gerard A. Postiglione 149

IV. Achieving Equity While Managing Expansion 167

9. Equity Effects of Higher Education in Developing Countries: Access, Choice, and Persistence / Darrell R. Lewis, Halil Dundar 169

V. New Pressures and Forms of Accountability 195

10. Quality Assurance for Higher Education: Shaping Effective Policy in Developing Countries / Elaine El-Khawas 197

VI. Supporting Academic Staff in New Roles 217

11. Context for Higher Education Reform in China: An Analysis of Faculty Issues / Yvonna S. Lincoln, Bryan R. Cole, Wang Xiaoping, Yang "Sherry" Xiaobo 219

12. Academic Staff in Times of Transformation: Roles, Challenges, and Professional Development Needs / Ann E. Austin 233

VII. Conclusion, Lessons, and Directions 251

13. Balancing Pressures, Forming Partnerships / Ann E. Austin, David W. Chapman 253.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0313320160

OCLC:

48170895