Shifting tides in global higher education : agency, autonomy, and governance in the global network / Mary Allison Witt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Witt, Mary Allison.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Global studies in education ; v. 9.

Global studies in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University cooperation.

Education, Higher--Economic aspects.

Education, Higher.

Education and globalization.

International cooperation.

Physical Description:

xii, 140 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Peter Lang, [2011]

Summary:

This case study details the planning and collaboration involved in an international multi-institutional degree in chemical engineering between a Midwestern university and a Singaporean university. The study finds that national and local governments, culture, and social relationships all play determining roles in the negotiations and resulting form of collaboration between higher education institutions. After a review of theoretical interpretations of power and agency within the global higher education network, chapters describe the study's methods and research design and address barriers to global flows in higher education, such as differences in research and institutional culture, and problems in negotiating intellectual property. Witt is affiliated with the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Agency and power within global networks

Local context in global flows

Methodological challenges in a cross-cultural study

Building a global alliance

Barriers to global flows in higher education

The existence proof.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [133]-140).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

1433114674

9781433114670

9781433114687

1433114682

OCLC:

701720744

Publisher Number:

99944002534