The worldwide transformation of higher education [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David P. Baker and Alexander W. Wiseman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455058203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley, : JAI, 2008
• ISBN: 1-280-77170-4; 9786613682475; 1-84950-543-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (360 p.)
• Collana: International perspectives on education and society ; ; v. 9
• Altri autori (Persone): BakerDavid <1952 Jan. 5->; WisemanAlexander W. <1968->
• Disciplina: 378
• Soggetti: Education, Higher; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Worldwide Transformation of Higher Education; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Changes in access to higher education: From worldwide constraints to common patterns of reform?; 1. A common system of constraints; 2. Similar patterns of reform in contrasted national contexts; Notes; References; World University rankings; Introduction; Data envelope analysis (DEA); Conventional university rankings; A first DEA analysis; DEA using inputs and outputs; Critiques of DEA; A possible future for supranational rankings; References; Appendix. DEA analysis using staff/student ratio as an input variable - data for the top 200 universities in the Times Higher Education Supplement tableCorruption in higher education; Structure and dynamics of corruption in higher education; Measuring corruption: Widely used indicators; Estimating the relationship between corruption and national economic development: Econometric models; Fighting corruption in higher education; Conclusions; Recommendations; References; Women's studies as a global innovation; The emergence of the academic arm of the women's movement; Women's studies in comparative perspectiveDefining and ; contextualizing women's studies; Theoretical perspective; Methods of analysis; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; The research university in context: the examples of Brazil and Germany; Embedded education - the case of the research university; Historical perspectives; Summary; Current perspectives; Conclusion; Notes; References; Historical legacies of soviet higher education and the transformation of higher education systems in post-Soviet Russia and Eurasia; The ambiguous historical legacies of Soviet higher educationNew freedoms, systemic dysfunctions and policy choices since 1991; The reassertion of state power and new policy frameworks since 2001; References; The World Bank and higher education in the developing world: the cases of Uganda and Thailand; The global transformation of higher education; The World Bank; The Republic of Uganda; The Kingdom of Thailand; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; References; Rapid expansion of higher education in South Korea: political economy of education fever; 1. Overview of the current higher education system in Korea2. Major characteristics of the Korean higher education system; 3. Historical development of the Korean education system before the massification of higher education in 19805; 4. Political economy of massification and its consequences; 6. Conclusions: theories of higher education expansion and the Korean experience; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; China's move to mass higher education: An analysis of policy making from a rational framework; 1. The incredible pace of expansion; 2. A brief overview of the rational framework; 3. Mapping the policymaking of the expansion through the rational framework
• Sommario/riassunto: Enrollment in institutions of higher education around the world is growing. Some scholars have suggested that one reason for this expansion is that the role of higher education has shifted over the last 5 years from an elite to a mass institution. This bo