International handbook of higher education
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International handbook of higher education
（Springer international handbooks of education, v. 18）
Springer, 2011, c2006
[1st softcover printing]
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- pt. 1
- pt. 2
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Pt. 1: Global themes and contemporary challenges
Pt. 2: Regions and countries
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides a central, authoritative source of reference on the most essential topics of higher education. The International Handbook of Higher Education combines a rich diversity of scholarly perspectives with a wide range of internationally derived descriptions and analyses. Chapters in the first volume cover central themes in the study of higher education, while contributors to the second volume focuses on contemporary higher education issues within specific countries or regions. Together, these volumes provide a centralized, easily accessible, yet scholarly source of information.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: GLOBAL THEMES AND CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction Philip G. Altbach and James J. F. Forest
2 The Academic Profession Jurgen Enders
3 Accountability and Quality Assurance: New Issues for Academic Inquiry Elaine El-Khawas
4 Curricula in International Perspective Lisa R. Lattuca
5 Doctoral Education: Present Realities and Future Trends Philip G. Altbach
6 Higher Education Finance: Trends and Issues Arthur M. Hauptman
7 For-Profit Higher Education: U.S. Tendencies, International Echoes Kevin Kinser and Daniel C. Levy
8 Globalization and the University: Realities in an Unequal World Philip G. Altbach
9 Governance and Administration: Organizational and Structural Trends Barbara Sporn
10 History of Universities Harold Perkin
11 Internationalization: Concepts, Complexities and Challenges Jane Knight
12 Higher Education Management: Challenges and Strategies George Keller
13 Reflections on the Transition from Elite to Mass to Universal Access: Forms and Phases of Higher Education in Modern Societies since WWII Martin Trow
14 The Private Fit in the Higher Education Landscape Daniel C. Levy
15 Beyond Private Gain: The Public Benefits of Higher Education David E. Bloom, Matthew Hartley, and Henry Rosovsky
16 Research and Scholarship Grant Harman
17 Student Politics: Activism and Culture Philip G. Altbach
18 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education James J. F. Forest
19 Rhetoric or Reality? Technology in Borderless Higher Education Svava Bjarnason
About the Editors
About the Contributors
PART TWO: REGIONS AND COUNTRIES
Preface to Volume Two
SECTION 1REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES
20 Higher Education in the Arab World Linda Herrera
21 Higher Education in Central and Eastern Europe Peter Scott
22 Higher Education in Developing Countries David E. Bloom and Henry Rosovsky
23 European Integration in Higher Education: The Bologna Process Towards a European Higher Education Area Hans de Wit
24 Higher Education in French-Speaking Sub-Saharan Africa Juma Shabani
25 Latin American University Transformation of the 1990s: Altered Identities? Marcela Mollis
26 Higher Education in Scandinavia Evanthia Kalpazidou Schmidt
27 Higher Education in Southeast Asia in the Era of Globalization Molly N.N. Lee
28 Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa Damtew Teferra
SECTION 2 NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
29 Argentina Ana M. Garcia de Fanelli
30 Australia Simon Marginson
31 Brazil Simon Schwartzman
32 Canada Glen A. Jones
33 Chili Jose Joaquin Brunner and Anthony Tillett
34 China Ruth Hayhoe and Qiang Zha
35 Egypt Iman Farag
36 France Christine Musselin
37 Germany Barbara M. Kehm
38 India N. Jayaram
39 Indonesia M. K. Tadjudin
40 Iran Abbas Bazargan
41 Israel Yaacov Iram
42 Italy Roberto Moscati
43 Japan Akiyoshi Yonezawa
44 Kenya Charles K. Ngome
45 Korea Namgi Park
46 Mexico Hugo Casanova-Cardiel
47 The Netherlands Egbert de Weert
48 Nigeria Munzali Jibril
49 Poland Wojciech Duczmal
50 Russia Anna Smolentseva
51 South Africa Chika Trevor Sehoole
52 Spain Jose-Gines Mora
53 Turkey Hasan Simsek
54 United Kingdom Michael Shattock
55 United States Peter D. Eckel and Jacqueline E. King
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Index
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