American universities in a global market / edited by Charles T. Clotfelter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clotfelter, Charles T.

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--United States.

Education, Higher.

Education and globalization.

Universities and colleges--United States.

Universities and colleges.

Competition, International.

Physical Description:

427p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In higher education, the United States is the preeminent global leader, dominating the list of the world's top research universities. But there are signs that America's position of global leadership will face challenges in the future, as it has in other realms of international competition. American Universities in a Global Market addresses the variety of issues crucial to understanding this preeminence and this challenge. The book examines the various factors that contributed to America's success in higher education, including openness to people and ideas, generous governmental support, and a tradition of decentralized friendly competition. It also explores the advantages of holding a dominant position in this marketplace and examines the current state of American higher education in a comparative context, placing particular emphasis on how market forces affect universities. By discussing the differences in quality among students and institutions around the world, this volume sheds light on the singular aspects of American higher education.

Contents:

Storm clouds for American higher education?

Is the U.S. losing its preeminence in higher education? / James D. Adams

To be or not to be: major choices in budding scientists / Eric Bettinger

Universities as firms in a global market

Coming to America: where do international doctorate students study and how do U.S. universities respond? / John Bound and Sarah Turner

The economics of university science and the role of foreign graduate students and postdoctoral scholars / Grant C. Black and Paula E. Stephan

Universities as firms: the case of U.S. overseas programs / E. Han Kim and Min Zhu

Emulation and competition abroad

The structure of European higher education in the wake of the Bologna reforms / Ofer Malamud

The Americanization of European higher education and research / Lex Borghans and Frank Corvers

Higher education in China : complement or competition to U.S. universities? / Haizheng Li

Indian higher education / Devesh Kapur

From brain drain to brain competition: changing opportunities and the career patterns of U.S.-trained Korean academics / Sunwoong Kim

Looking ahead

What does global expansion of higher education mean for the U.S.? / Richard B. Freeman.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612754005

9781282754003

1282754009

9780226110455

0226110451

OCLC:

1135590165