The new flagship university : changing the paradigm from global ranking to national relevancy

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The new flagship university : changing the paradigm from global ranking to national relevancy

edited by John Aubrey Douglass

(International & development education)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The New Flagship University is an expansive vision for leading national universities and an alternative narrative to global rankings and World Class Universities. The Flagship model explores pathways for universities to re-shape their missions and operational features to expand their relevancy in the societies that gave them life and purpose.

Table of Contents

  • PART I: EXPLORING THE NEW FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITY MODEL
  • John Aubrey Douglass Introduction: Seeking an Alternative Narrative 1. How Rankings Came to Determine World Class 2. The Origin of the Flagship Idea and Modern Adaptions 3. Profiling the Flagship Model 4. Considering National Contexts and other Variables PART II: THE FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITY IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 5. The Predicament of the Quest for WCU Status and Seeking an Asian Flagship University
  • John N. Hawkins 6. Latin America Flagship Universities: From Early Notions of State Building to Seeking a Larger Role in Society
  • Andres Bernasconi and Daniela Veliz Calderon 7. Scandinavian Flagship Universities: An Appraisal of Leading National Universities in the European Context
  • Bjorn Stensaker and Tatiana Fumasoli 8. The Soviet Flagship University Model and its Contemporary Transition
  • Isak Froumin and Oleg Leshukov 9. Epilogue - Reflections on a New Flagship University
  • Manja Klemencic

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