Institutionalization of World-Class University in Global Competition / edited by Jung Cheol Shin, Barbara M. Kehm.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shin, Jung Cheol.

Kehm, Barbara, 1955-

Series:

The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective, 2543-0378 ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher.

International education.

Comparative education.

Education and state.

Higher Education.

International and Comparative Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Local Subjects:

Higher Education.

International and Comparative Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Moving the academic debate on from its current focus on development to a more nuanced sociological perspective, this fresh research is a collaboration between academics in Asia and Europe that assesses the factors shaping world-class universities as institutional social systems as well as national cultural treasures. The work explores in detail how WCUs have moved to a central position in policy circles, and how these often ambitious government policies on WCUs have been interpreted and adopted by university administrators and individual professors. The authors provide a wealth of empirical data on universities, both world-class and aiming for WCU status, in a range of politics and continents. They compare strategies for developing WCUs in countries of the East and the West, both developing and developed. Nations featured in the statistical purview include nine countries (Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong SAR). The volume goes further than merely taking a snapshot of the current situation, offering detailed and considered strategies and rationales for institutionalizing and developing WCUs, particularly in Asian countries where Confucian cultural influences accord education the highest priority.

Contents:

1. The World-class University in Different Systems and Contexts; J.C. Shin and B.M. Kehm

Part A. Background of WCU Worldwide

2. The World-class University: Concept and Policy Initiatives; J. C. Shin

3. The Global Research and the ‘World-class’ Universities; W. Ma

4. World-class Universities: The Sector Requirements; S. Heyneman and J. Lee

5. Nation-states, Educational Traditions and the WCU Project; S. Marginson

Part B. WCUs in non-English Speaking Advanced Systems

6. To Be or Not to Be? The Impacts of the Excellence Initiative on the German System of Higher Education; B.M. Kehm

7. Reconciling Republican ‘Egalité’ and Global Excellence Values in French Higher Education; L. Cremonini, P. Benneworth, F. Westerheijden and H. Dauncey

8. Challenges for Top Japanese Universities when Establishing a New Global Identity: Seeking a New Paradigm after “World Class”; A. Yonezawa

Part C. WCUs in non-English Speaking Developing Systems

9. World-class University in Korea: Proactive Government, Responsive University, and Procrastinating Academics; J.C. Shin and Y.S. Jang

10. Building a World-class University in China; Y. Luo

11. The Challenges for Establishing World-class Universities in Taiwan; D. Chang

Part D. WCUs in English Speaking Developing Systems

12. Malaysia’s World-class University Ambition: An Assessment; M. Sirat

13. Peering through the dust of construction: Singapore’s efforts to build WCUs; K.C. Ho

14. Frameworks for Creating Research Universities: The Hong Kong Case; G. Postiglione and J. Jung

Conclusion

15. Universalizing the University in a World Society; F.O. Ramirez and J.W. Meyer

16. World-class University across Higher Education systems: Similarities, Differences, and Challenges; J.C. Shin and B.M. Kehm. - Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283865609

1283865602

9789400749757

9400749759

OCLC:

823383504