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The international imperative in higher education / / by Philip G. Altbach
| The international imperative in higher education / / by Philip G. Altbach |
| Autore | Altbach Philip G |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rotterdam, Netherlands : , : Sense Publishers, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.01 |
| Collana | Global Perspectives on Higher Education |
| Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives
Education, Higher - Developing countries Comparative education |
| ISBN |
94-6209-338-5
9788462093386 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- The Imperial Tongue: English as the Dominating Academic Language -- Globalization and Forces for Change in Higher Education -- The Complexities of Global Engagement -- Corruption: A Key Challenge to Internationalization -- Access Means Inequality -- What International Advice Do Universities Need? -- The Perils of Commercialism: Australia’s Example -- Reforming Higher Education in the Middle East—and Elsewhere -- The “Subprime” Market and International Higher Education -- Brain Drain or Brain Exchange? -- The Complexities of 21st-Century Brain Exchange -- Another Week, Another Scandal: Immigration Dilemmas and Political Confusion -- Getting Graduates to Come Home —Not So Easy -- Academic Salaries and Contracts: What Do We Know? -- The Intricacies of Academic Remuneration -- Academic Career Structures: Bad Ideas -- Academic Salaries, Academic Corruption, and the Academic Career -- The Overuse of Rankings -- Rankings Season Is Here -- Hong Kong’s Academic Advantage -- The Challenges of Building a World-Class University: Lessons from Slovenia -- Is There a Future for Branch Campuses? -- Twinning and Branch Campuses: The Professorial Obstacle -- Franchising—The McDonaldization of Higher Education -- The Costs and Benefits of “Open Access” -- Anarchy, Commercialism, and “Publish or Perish” -- The Ambiguities of Working with Third-Party Recruiters -- Agents and Third-Party Recruiters in International Higher Education -- Academic Freedom: A Realistic Appraisal -- “Meddling” or “Steering”: The Politics of Academic Decision Making in Hong Kong -- The Asian Higher Education Century? -- The Humanities and Social Sciences in Asia: Endangered Species? -- Chinese Challenges: Toward a Mature Academic System -- Chinese Higher Education in an Open-Door Era -- India’s Higher Education Challenges -- Getting Value for Money in Higher Education -- India’s Effort to Join 21st-Century Higher Education -- The Achilles Heel of India’s High-Tech Future: World-Class Universities -- Kerala: The Dilemmas of Equality in Higher Education -- India’s Open Door to Foreign Universities -- About the Author and Coauthors -- Global Perspectives on Higher Education. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910438233603321 |
Altbach Philip G
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| Rotterdam, Netherlands : , : Sense Publishers, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Racial Crisis in American Higher Education / / edited by Philip G. Altbach and Kofi Lomotey
| The Racial Crisis in American Higher Education / / edited by Philip G. Altbach and Kofi Lomotey |
| Autore | Altbach Philip G |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (127 pages) |
| Disciplina | 378.1/9829 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LomoteyKofi |
| Collana | SUNY series, frontiers in education The Racial crisis in American higher education |
| Soggetto topico |
Minorities - Education (Higher) - United States
College integration - United States Universities and colleges - United States - Case studies |
| ISBN | 0-7914-9464-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; FOREWORD by CLARK KERR; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART 1: GENERAL PERSPECTIVES; 1. The Racial Dilemma in American Higher Education by PHILIP G. ALTBACH; 2. The Changing Demographics: Problems and Opportunities by LEWIS C. SOLMON AND TAMARA L. WINGARD; 3. Racism and the Model Minority: Asian-Americans in Higher Education by SUCHENG CHAN AND LING-CHI WANG; 4. Race Relations on Campus: An Administrative Perspective by ALAN COLÓN; 5. The Undergraduate Curriculum and the Issue of Race: Opportunities and Obligations by LEON BOTSTEIN
6. Student Affirmative Action in Higher Education: Addressing Underrepresentation by WILLIAM T. TRENT; PART 2: FACULTY ISSUES; 7. Black Faculty in Academia by KENNETH W. JACKSON; 8. Making the Short List: Black Candidates and the Faculty Recruitment Process by ROSLYN ARLIN MICKELSON AND MELVIN L. OLIVER; 9. Practices of the Academy: Barriers to Access for Chicano Academics by MARÍA DE LA LUZ REYES AND JOHN J. HALCÓN; 10. White Faculty Struggling with the Effects of Racism by JOSEPH KATZ; PART 3: CASE STUDIES; 11. Columbia University: Individual and Institutional Racism by ERIC L. HIRSCH 12. Beyond Recruitment and Retention: The Stanford Experience by SALLY COLE; 13. Race Relations and Attitudes at Arizona State University by LEONARD GORDON; 14. Cornell Twenty Years Later by WILLIAM D. GUROWITZ; CONCLUSION by KOFI LOMOTEY; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783010103321 |
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Altbach Philip G
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| Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , 1991 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Racial Crisis in American Higher Education, The [[electronic resource]]
| Racial Crisis in American Higher Education, The [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Altbach Philip G |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (127 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.1/9829 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LomoteyKofi |
| Collana | SUNY series, frontiers in education The Racial crisis in American higher education |
| Soggetto topico |
College integration -- United States
Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- United States United States -- Race relations -- Case studies Universities and colleges -- United States -- Case studies Minorities - Education (Higher) - United States College integration - Case studies - United States Universities and colleges - United States Education, Special Topics Education Social Sciences |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-7914-9464-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; FOREWORD by CLARK KERR; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART 1: GENERAL PERSPECTIVES; 1. The Racial Dilemma in American Higher Education by PHILIP G. ALTBACH; 2. The Changing Demographics: Problems and Opportunities by LEWIS C. SOLMON AND TAMARA L. WINGARD; 3. Racism and the Model Minority: Asian-Americans in Higher Education by SUCHENG CHAN AND LING-CHI WANG; 4. Race Relations on Campus: An Administrative Perspective by ALAN COLÓN; 5. The Undergraduate Curriculum and the Issue of Race: Opportunities and Obligations by LEON BOTSTEIN
6. Student Affirmative Action in Higher Education: Addressing Underrepresentation by WILLIAM T. TRENTPART 2: FACULTY ISSUES; 7. Black Faculty in Academia by KENNETH W. JACKSON; 8. Making the Short List: Black Candidates and the Faculty Recruitment Process by ROSLYN ARLIN MICKELSON AND MELVIN L. OLIVER; 9. Practices of the Academy: Barriers to Access for Chicano Academics by MARÍA DE LA LUZ REYES AND JOHN J. HALCÓN; 10. White Faculty Struggling with the Effects of Racism by JOSEPH KATZ; PART 3: CASE STUDIES; 11. Columbia University: Individual and Institutional Racism by ERIC L. HIRSCH 12. Beyond Recruitment and Retention: The Stanford Experience by SALLY COLE13. Race Relations and Attitudes at Arizona State University by LEONARD GORDON; 14. Cornell Twenty Years Later by WILLIAM D. GUROWITZ; CONCLUSION by KOFI LOMOTEY; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449736503321 |
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Altbach Philip G
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| Albany, : State University of New York Press, 1991 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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