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Western higher education in Asia and the Middle East : politics, economics, and pedagogy / edited by Kevin Gray, Hassan Bashir, and Stephen Keck.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Gray, Kevin, editor.
Bashir, Hassan, 1933- editor.
Keck, Stephen, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Transnational education--Asia.
Transnational education.
Transnational education--Middle East.
Education, Higher--Asia--Western influences.
Education, Higher.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (297 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2017.
Summary:
This multidisciplinary volume highlights the transformed nature of the relationship between higher education and society in the 21st century.In particular, it argues that the development of the global university, especially in the non-western world, has transformed the traditional understanding of the relationship between higher education and.
Contents:
Intro
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I Emergence of the Global University and Transformation of Education
Chapter 1 Making Universities Safe for Students
Chapter 2 The Global University in the GCC
Chapter 3 Neoliberal Knowledge Imperialism
Part II The University under the Pressures of Globalization
Chapter 4 A Liberal Arts Education
Chapter 5 State Control of Higher Education in the UAE and Qatar
Chapter 6 The American Vision of Liberal Education and the Challenges of Globalization
Part III Accreditation and Globalization
Chapter 7 Chinese Foreign Cooperatively Run Schools
Chapter 8 The Making of World-Class Universities
Chapter 9 Bologna Process and Higher Education Reforms in Algeria
Part IV Emerging Technologies in the Global University
Chapter 10 MOOC and Online Learning
Part V Is Anything Lost?
Chapter 11 Universities and Their Values
Chapter 12 Risking Our Foundations
Chapter 13 A Hermeneutic Answer to the Crisis of the Universities
Index
About the Contributors.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
OCLC:
966315011

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