Higher education and national development : universities and societies in transition
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Higher education and national development : universities and societies in transition
Routledge, c2007
- : hbk
Available at 8 libraries
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Other editors on t.p.: Palmira Jucevičienė, Robertas Jucevičius, Terence McLaughlin and Jolanta Stankevičiūtė
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Universities and societies around the world are involved in significant transition. Universities are now invited to expand their central aims and purposes in order to embrace a role in relation to the development of the societies in which they are located. This change of focus has major implications for curricula, modes of teaching and the student body.
International contributors to this wideranging text discuss different aspects of the phenomenon of globalisation in relation to higher education, but also in relation to moves by nation states to devolve government to regional and subregional bodies and the implications this has for educational systems.
Table of Contents
Introduction PART I Universities, societies and transitions: setting the scene 1 Comparing and transferring: visions, politics and universities 2 Conceptions of the university and the demands of contemporary societies PART II Universities and transitions in conceptions of society 3 The development of higher education for the knowledge society and the knowledge economy 4 The role of the university in the development of the learning society 5 The concept of the 'intelligent country' PART III Universities and economic development 6 Concepts of development: the role of education 7 The role of the university in regional economic development 8 Regional universities in the Baltic Sea region: higher education and regional development PART IV Universities and the demands of the economy 9 The role of higher education in national innovation systems in Central and Eastern Europe 10 Bridging knowledge and economy: technology transfer and higher education 11 The changing requirements for business management and business education in the 'countries in transition': combining cultural and institutional perspectives 12 Competence development for the knowledge-driven economy 13 Concepts of a service university PART V Universities and social, civic and ethical demands 14 Higher education as an agent of social innovation 15 The role of the university in community development: responding to the challenges of globalization 16 Higher education and its contribution to public health: tackling health inequalities through health policy development in Lithuania 17 Spirituality and citizenship in higher education 18 Higher education, scientific research and social change PART VI Universities, societies and transitions in perspective 19 The audit and 'embrace' of quality in a higher education system under change 20 Universities and societies: traditions, transitions and tensions
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