World class worldwide : transforming research universities in Asia and Latin America / edited by Philip G. Altbach and Jorge Balán.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Altbach, Philip G.

Balán, Jorge, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Asia.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Latin America.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.

Latin America.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--Asia.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--Latin America.

Asia.

Physical Description:

viii, 323 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Nations with strong research universities are better able to compete in the international marketplace of ideas and innovation. Any country-especially in the developing world-striving to participate in the global knowledge economy must recognize the power of such institutions to transform society. In World Class Worldwide, analysts from developing and middle-income countries in Asia and Latin America explore their countries' specific challenges in providing "world class" higher education.

Philip G. Altbach, Jorge Balan, and their contributors combine current scholarship and practical experience in presenting a comprehensive discussion of the significant issues facing research universities in Mexico, China, India, and elsewhere. They address the special challenges of establishing and maintaining these institutions; the role of information technology; how research universities train leaders and foster scientific innovation; and the extent to which the private sector can and should be involved in funding and development.

Contents:

1 Empires of Knowledge and Development / Philip G. Altbach 1

Part I Asia

2 The Flagship University and China's Economic Reform / Wanhua Ma 31

3 Research Universities in China: Differentiation, Classification, and Future World-Class Status / Nian Cai Liu 54

4 Beyond Retailing Knowledge: Prospects of Research-Oriented Universities in India / N. Jayaram 70

5 Prospects for World-Class Research Universities in India / P. V. Indiresan 95

6 The Making of a World-Class University at the Periphery: Seoul National University / Ki-Seok Kim, Sunghee Nam 122

Part II Latin America

7 Brazil's Leading University: Original Ideals and Contemporary Goals / Simon Schwartzman 143

8 Brazilian Research Universities / Joao E. Steiner 173

9 La Maxima Casa de Estudios: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico as a State-Building University / Imanol Ordorika, Brian Pusser 189

10 The Role of Research Universities in Mexico: A Change of Paradigm? / Salvador Malo 216

11 Are There Research Universities in Chile? / Andres Bernasconi 234

12 The Challenge of Building Research Universities in Middle-Income Countries: The Case of the University of Buenos Aires / Ana M. Garcia de Fanelli 260

13 Higher Education Policy and the Research University: In Asia and Latin America / Jorge Balan 286.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780801886614

9780801886621

0801886619

0801886627

OCLC:

77011510

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