The field of higher education studies has expanded dramatically in recent years. This book provides a unique and comprehensive guide, including an inventory of 199 centers, programs, and institutes in the field, a essay analyzing the emergence and current status of higher education as an area of study, and a listing of 191 journals focusing on higher education. Together, these three resources constitute the more comprehensive overview of the field available anywhere. Philip G. Altbachs essay Research and training in higher education discusses the origins of the field, the central issues of...
The field of higher education studies has expanded dramatically in recent years. This book provides a unique and comprehensive guide, including an inv...
A global and comparative perspective is central to understanding the rapidly changing world of higher education. Tradition and Transition analyzes many of the key themes of academic change in the 21st century. It brings a unique comparative approach, citing examples from many national contexts to illustrate themes. Among the topics considered are the logic of mass higher education, globalization and inequality, the role of research universities, academic freedom, private higher education, and the academic profession and its problems. These topical chapters are accompanied by in-depth...
A global and comparative perspective is central to understanding the rapidly changing world of higher education. Tradition and Transition analyzes man...
Higher education worldwide faces similar challenges-how to cope with globalization, the provision of access to underserved populations, and others. Higher Education in the New Century has identified six key challenges and has focused careful analysis on them. The topics are: *The academic profession *Access and equity *Higher education and social cohesion *Private higher education *International student circulation *The research university Each of these themes is analyzed by a group of international scholars in order to provide a multidisciplinary and cross-national perspective. This book...
Higher education worldwide faces similar challenges-how to cope with globalization, the provision of access to underserved populations, and others. Hi...