The global university : past, present, and future perspectives / edited by Adam R. Nelson and Ian P. Wei.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nelson, Adam R.

Wei, Ian P.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Historical studies in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Cross-cultural studies.

Education, Higher.

Universities and colleges--Cross-cultural studies.

Universities and colleges.

Education and globalization--Cross-cultural studies.

Education and globalization.

Education--Aims and objectives.

Higher education and state--Cross-cultural studies.

Higher education and state.

Education--Aims and objectives--Cross-cultural studies.

Education.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 272 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2012]

Summary:

The product of an international research project involving scholars from China, Australia, Canada, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, this volume engages a topic of pressing concern for government, business, and education leaders around the world: the race to establish 'world-class' universities. Some herald the globalization of higher education as the key to a dynamic and productive "knowledge society." Others worry that modern universities have come to resemble multinational corporations in their strategies and values. This volume addresses these issues by situating the globalization of higher education in a broad comparative-historical context. Chronologically, it extends from the medieval period to the early modern, modern, and postmodern eras; geographically, it ranges from East and Southeast Asia to Australia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and North America. These ten essays will appeal to all who are interested in the history and politics of higher education, the sociology of knowledge and modern university leadership. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Regionalism(s) and Global Higher-Education Reform

1 Global Aspirations and Strategizing for World-Class Status: New Modes of Higher-Education Governance and the Emergence of Regulatory Regionalism in East Asia / Ka Ho Mok Mok, Ka Ho 25

2 Contributing to the Southeast Asian Knowledge Economy? Australian Offshore Campuses in Malaysia and Vietnam / Anthony R. Welch Welch, Anthony R. 55

Part II The Changing Dimensions of University Governance

3 Collegiality and Hierarchy: Coordinating Principles in Higher Education / Ivar Bleiklie Bleiklie, Ivar 85

4 The Twenty-First-Century University: Dilemmas of Leadership and Organizational Futures / Rosemary Deem Deem, Rosemary 105

Part III Academic Roles and the Purposes of Universities

5 Medieval Universities and Aspirations to Universal Significance / Ian P. Wei Wei, Ian P. 133

6 The Changing Role of the Academic: Historical and Comparative Perspectives / Xu Xiaozhou Xiaozhou, Xu, Xue Shan Shan, Xue 153

Part IV Shifting Patterns of Graduate and Undergraduate Education

7 Toward General Education in the Global University: The Chinese Model / Chen Hongjie Hongjie, Chen, Shen Wenqin Wenqin, Shen, Cai Leiluo Leiluo, Cai 177

8 Doctoral Education and the Global University: Student Mobility, Hierarchy, and Canadian Government Policy / Glen A. Jones Jones, Glen A., Bryan Gopaul Gopaul, Bryan 189

Part V Universities and External Funding

9 What Can Modern Universities Learn from the Past? English Universities Working with Industry, 1870-1914 / John Taylor Taylor, John 213

10 Universities and the Effects of External Funding: Sub-Saharan Africa and the Nordic Countries / Peter Maassen Maassen, Peter 231.

Local Notes:

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

ISBN:

0230392458

OCLC:

757838236

Publisher Number:

99948149179