The University in the Global Age

ISBN-13: 9781403911308 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 192 str.

Roger King

Opis

This book explores different national models of university systems, including their historical development. It examines major themes confronting higher education, such as globalization, the growth of regulatory states, markets and education as a tradable service, and new providers utilizing the latest information and communication technologies. It also looks at implications for traditional universities and national governments.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements.- Notes on the Contributors.- Series Editors' Preface.- Preface.- List of Abbreviations.- THE CONTEMPORARY UNIVERSITY; R.King.- Introduction.- The Origins of the Modern University.- The Continental Model.- The Market Model.- Managed Markets and Central Regulation: the UK.- The Accountable University: The UK Experience.- Non-western Countries.- Conclusion.- THE UNIVERSITY IN EUROPE AND THE US; K.Edwards.- Introduction: The Development of the Idea of the University in Europe and the US.- Continental Europe, Bologna, and the Modern University.- Comparisons between Europe and the US.- Conclusion.- GLOBALIZATION AND THE UNIVERSITY; R.King.- Introduction.- What is Globalization?.- The University and Globalization.- Research and Knowledge Production.- Teaching and Learning.- What Might Globalized University Teaching and Learning Look Like?.- Global Developments.- Conclusion: Globalization, the University and Democracy.- THE UNIVERSITY AND THE REGULATORY STATE;R.King.- Introduction.- Markets and the State.- The Regulatory State.- Global Regulation.- Universities.- Regulatory Principles and Mechanisms.- Intellectual Property.- Universities and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).- GATS Implications.- Negotiating Positions.- Conclusion.- GLOBALIZATION, INNOVATION AND SOCIALLY ROBUST KNOWLEDGE; M.Gibbons.- Introduction.- The New Context.- Globalization, Innovation and Competition.- Tensions Generated by Mode 2 Research in Universities.- Contextualization, Trading Zones and Transactions Spaces.- Policy Implications.- Conclusions.- DIFFERENTIATION AND DIVERSITY IN UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS; R.King.- Introduction.- Where has Diversity as a 'good thing' come from?.- Binary, Segmented and Unified Systems.- Human Capital and Social Reproduction.- Self-help and Institutional Diversity.- The System of Competitive Realism.- Conclusion: Innovation and Dynamic Competition.- BORDERLESS HIGHER EDUCATION; S.Bjarnason.- Introduction.- Borderless(ness).- The Global Higher Education 'Market'.- Future Scenarios.- New Providers.- Competitors and Collaborators.- Global Collaborators.- Conclusions: Future Directions for Borderless Higher Education.- TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE GLOBAL ERA; Y.Ryan.- Introduction.- Student Mobility and its Effects on Teaching.- New Technologies and Globalization.- Globalization and the Pursuit of the Vocational.- The Changing Academic Role.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.- Index.

O autorze

ROGER KING was Vice Chancellor of the University of Lincoln until 2000, and has served on many university-sector committees, including for the British Council. Recently he has been a Visiting Professor at both Queensland University of Technology and the University of the Sunshine Coast, in Australia. Currently he is Visiting Fellow at the Association of Commonwealth Universities. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education.