The privatisation of higher education in postcolonial Bangladesh : the politics of intervention and control / Ariful H. Kabir and Rawib Chowdhury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kabir, Ariful Haq, author.

Chowdhury, Rawib, author.

Series:

Routledge critical studies in Asian education.

Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Higher education and state--Bangladesh.

Higher education and state.

Privatization in education--Bangladesh.

Privatization in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2021]

Summary:

This book problematises contemporary realities of the political dimension of the privatisation of higher education in Bangladesh. By exploring the complexities of neoliberalism as an economic and ideological doctrine, a mode of governance, and as a policy package, it considers the 'post' attached to and hyphenated with 'colonialism' as more aspirational than achieved. Based on an interdisciplinary study involving contemporary theories from political and social sciences, economics, and the socio-economics of education, the book explores the unique ways in which Bangladeshi higher education has evolved over the past four decades, and the complex politics behind its privatisation. Through an empirically based account of how neoliberalism has worked its way through the higher education sector in the fastest growing economy in the South Asian context, it discusses how changes have been characterised by policy reforms, massification, and a sustained friction between control and autonomy in the university sector. The authors take a nuanced approach to their geo-political and onto-epistemological positionalities as diasporic and hybridised scholars by rejecting epistemological exclusion inherent in the colonial present and research conducted in such contexts. This position allows the reinforcement of a colonial present, theorising from within Global South de colonial and postcolonial research literature. This book contributes to discourses of 'globalisation from above' and 'globalisation from below' and sheds light on the often-idiosyncratic ways in which higher education reform has unfolded in South Asia. It will be of interest to comparative educators and those researching higher education policy and education developments in Global South nations.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of tables

Preface

Foreword

Acknowledgements

1. Privatisation of higher education in Bangladesh: Humble beginnings

Scope of the book

Historical context of higher education in Bangladesh

Neoliberal shifts in higher education in the post-1990s periods

Massive growth of higher education in the post-1990s periods

How materials have been sourced for this book

Disclaimer - what this book is not about

Chapter summaries

2. Neoliberalism, postcolonialism and global higher education trends

Introduction

Problematising the concept of 'neoliberalism'

The theoretical origins of neoliberalism

International financial institutions (IFIs) and neoliberal policies

Neoliberalism and global higher education trends

"Postcoloniality" and neoliberalism

Conclusion

3. Privatisation of higher education: Contemporary trends and issues in Asian countries

China

India

Malaysia

Sri Lanka

Vietnam

4. Financial modes of higher education in Bangladesh: Politics, power and control

Part I: Financing of private universities: what do policies say?

Part II: Financing of public universities: what do policies say?

5. Governance system of higher education in Bangladesh

Part I: The governance system of private universities

Part II: Managing the governance system of public universities

6. Quality control mechanisms: Rhetoric vs. reality

Quality assurance mechanisms in private universities

The quality assurance mechanisms of public universities

Strategic Plan: the blueprint of adopting external bodies' involvement in the 'quality' of public higher education.

Accreditation Council: a mechanism for controlling higher education institutions

7. Higher education in the private sector: 'For-profit' vs. 'not for-profit'

Global shifts in the concept of the private university

Conceptualising 'private' higher education in Bangladesh

Who really controls the private university sector?

8. The politics of neoliberal planning in public higher education: The case of Jagannath University

A new model for public higher education

The case of Jagannath University

The governance system of Jagannath University

A new financial structure

The 2011-2012 Jagannath University student movement and amendment of Act in 2012

9. Conclusion

Postcoloniality and neoliberalism

Freedom and control: the duality in government positioning

Future trends

Enduring themes: revisiting the chapters

Looking towards the future

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-26660-X

1-000-38773-9

9780429266607

OCLC:

1247670212