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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483378203321

Titolo

The Forefront of International Higher Education : A Festschrift in Honor of Philip G. Altbach / / edited by Alma Maldonado-Maldonado, Roberta Malee Bassett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

94-007-7085-5

9789400770850

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 p.)

Collana

Higher Education Dynamics, , 1571-0378 ; ; 42

Disciplina

379.121

Soggetti

Higher education

International education 

Comparative education

Educational policy

Education and state

Higher Education

International and Comparative Education

Educational Policy and Politics

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.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction; Alma Maldonado-Maldonado and Roberta Malee Bassett -- 1. The Complexity of Higher Education. A Career in Academics and Activism; Philip G. Altbach -- PART 1: Academic Profession -- PART 2: Internationalization of Higher Education -- PART 3: Academic Mobility -- PART 4: Regional Perspectives -- PART 5: Global Perspectives -- PART 6: World-Class Universities -- PART 7: Philip G. Altbach—The Teacher -- 24. Final Remarks; Roberta Malee Bassett and Alma Maldonado.

Sommario/riassunto

This book honours the academic trajectory and global impact of Philip G. Altbach, one of the most important education comparativists worldwide for over forty years. From his early writings on India and student activism to his recent work on research universities, Altbach has served as a key developer of the expansion of the field to include



comparative higher education. His capacity to find, support, and gather the best minds around the world, to organize research teams in order to explore the most relevant issues on comparative higher education has earned him international recognition. His service to the field of comparative higher education is invaluable and incomparable. This festschrift contains original pieces from colleagues and former students following a twofold discussion: the most relevant topics on comparative higher education and particular Altbach’s contributions to this field of work.