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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784153503321

Titolo

Higher education, research and knowledge in the Asia-Pacific region / / edited by V. Lynn Meek and Charas Suwanwela

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Basingstoke : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2006

ISBN

1-281-36177-1

9786611361778

0-230-60316-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2006.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 240 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Issues in higher education

Classificazione

81.80

Altri autori (Persone)

MeekV. Lynn <1948-> (Vincent Lynn)

SuwanwelaCharas

Disciplina

378.5

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Research - Asia

Education, Higher - Research - Pacific Area

Higher education and state - Asia

Higher education and state - Pacific Area

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Foreword; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Modernization, Development Strategies, and Knowledge Production in the Asia Pacific Region; 3 Research Policy and the Changing Role of the State in the Asia Pacific Region; 4 The Changing Landscape of Higher Education Research Policy in Australia; 5 Policy Debate on Research in Universities in China; 6 Between the Public and the Private: Indian Academics in Transition; 7 Development and Impact of State Policies On Higher Education Research in Indonesia

8 National Research Policy and Higher Education Reforms in Japan; 9 Acknowledging Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Higher Education in the Pacific Island Region; 10 Higher Education Research in the Philippines: Policies, Practices, and Problems; 11 Higher Education Reform in Thailand; 12 Conclusion: Research Management in the Postindustrial Era: Trends and Issues for Further Investigation; Index

Sommario/riassunto

One of the first books to focus on different national perspectives of knowledge production and research in higher education in the Asia-Pacific region, it compares, contrasts, and critically analyzes how policy



in Asia-Pacific countries is furthering a supportive (or non-supportive) environment for the promotion of research within higher education.