The International Imperative in Higher Education / edited by Philip G. Altbach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Altbach, Philip G.

Series:

Global Perspectives on Higher Education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2013.

Summary:

21st century higher education faces immense changes—from the broad impact of globalization to the implications of massification and the growth of enrollments worldwide. The International Imperative in Higher Education focuses on most of the central elements affecting universities worldwide. Included among the themes analyzed are global issues such as corruption, the continuing impact of the brain drain and the phenomenon of brain exchange, the role of English in internationalization, changes in the environment for publishing and knowledge distribution, and academic freedom. The specific elements of internationalization, such as growing commercialization, and the role of agents and recruiters as a part of global student flows are considered. The role of the academic profession in a rapidly changing university environment is also discussed. Special attention is paid to China and India, the world’s two largest academic systems, and the specific challenges faced by them. This book consists of 40 concise essays analyzing key aspects of global higher education. They bring together broad analysis and an underlying concern for the public good aspects of higher education in a comparative and international framework.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

The Imperial Tongue: English as the Dominating Academic Language

Globalization and Forces for Change in Higher Education

The Complexities of Global Engagement

Corruption: A Key Challenge to Internationalization

Access Means Inequality

What International Advice Do Universities Need?

The Perils of Commercialism: Australia’s Example

Reforming Higher Education in the Middle East—and Elsewhere

The “Subprime” Market and International Higher Education

Brain Drain or Brain Exchange?

The Complexities of 21st-Century Brain Exchange

Another Week, Another Scandal: Immigration Dilemmas and Political Confusion

Getting Graduates to Come Home —Not So Easy

Academic Salaries and Contracts: What Do We Know?

The Intricacies of Academic Remuneration

Academic Career Structures: Bad Ideas

Academic Salaries, Academic Corruption, and the Academic Career

The Overuse of Rankings

Rankings Season Is Here

Hong Kong’s Academic Advantage

The Challenges of Building a World-Class University: Lessons from Slovenia

Is There a Future for Branch Campuses?

Twinning and Branch Campuses: The Professorial Obstacle

Franchising—The McDonaldization of Higher Education

The Costs and Benefits of “Open Access”

Anarchy, Commercialism, and “Publish or Perish”

The Ambiguities of Working with Third-Party Recruiters

Agents and Third-Party Recruiters in International Higher Education

Academic Freedom: A Realistic Appraisal

“Meddling” or “Steering”: The Politics of Academic Decision Making in Hong Kong

The Asian Higher Education Century?

The Humanities and Social Sciences in Asia: Endangered Species?

Chinese Challenges: Toward a Mature Academic System

Chinese Higher Education in an Open-Door Era

India’s Higher Education Challenges

Getting Value for Money in Higher Education

India’s Effort to Join 21st-Century Higher Education

The Achilles Heel of India’s High-Tech Future: World-Class Universities

Kerala: The Dilemmas of Equality in Higher Education

India’s Open Door to Foreign Universities

About the Author and Coauthors

Global Perspectives on Higher Education.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9789462093386

9462093385

OCLC:

861528549