Higher Education is a profoundly important sector worldwide and one which makes an increasingly significant economic and social contribution. Like almost all other areas of economic activity it has become more globalized over the last 30 years. The number of international students has increased fourfold in a generation and international research collaborations have doubled over the lastdecade.The drivers behind, consequences of and future prospects for the globalization of higher education are attracting increasing interest worldwide, butespecially in Asia.This volume draws on the diverse expertise of academic researchers, policy makers and educational practitioners to address the changing patterns of competition and provision, in international higher education. Topics addressed range from policy, provision, teaching, research, business engagement and regional perspectives of higher education. INDICE: List of Tables.List of Figures.Acknowledgements.Notes on Contributors.Introduction and Overview; C.T.Ennew.&. D.Greenaway.PART I: CHANGING PATTERNS OF COMPETITION.National Reforms and International Ambitions; A.Langlands. Global Tunes and National Melodies: Being Global and Sounding Local; D.Eastwood.Dynamics of East Asian Higher Education; S.Marginson.PART II: CHANGING PATTERNS OF PROVISION.Internationalisation of Higher Education: Global Trends and Regional Perspectives; E.Egron-Polak.Around the World in 80 ways: Internationalizing Higher Education; C.T.Ennew.Global Challenges - Their Impact on Researchand Training; J.Wood.The Importance and Mutual Benefit of Vibrant Relationships Between Industry and Academia; N.Morris.The Meaning of Liberal Education ina Globalised World; P.Nolan.PART III: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES.The Higher Educational Transformation of China and its Global Implications; Y.Amber Li, J.Whalley, S.Zhang. &. X.Zhao.An Ever-Closer Union? The role of 'Brussels' in ShapingEuropean Higher Education; B.WÃñchter.Higher Education in India; D.Kapur.Origins, Challenges and the Future Direction of Transnational Education in Malaysia; C.Hill.
- ISBN: 978-0-230-35486-9
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 30/08/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido