Prospects of higher education : : globalization, market competition, public goods and the future of the university / / edited by Simon Marginson.
As common global problems accumulate, research and higher education become ever more vital. At the same time global convergence is transforming the prospects of higher education institutions. Local and national affairs are no longer the ultimate horizon, creating much scope for cross-border initiati...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Rotterdam ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2007] 2007 |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Educational Futures ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Simon Marginson
- Perspectives of the World / Simon Marginson
- Building future scenarios for universities and higher education / Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin
- The new higher education landscape / Simon Marginson
- Global university rankings / Simon Marginson
- In the shadow of the ruins / Leonard J. Waks
- The knowledge economy, the techno-preneur and the problematic future of the university / Jane Kenway , Elizabeth Bullen and Simon Robb
- Perspectives of the Americas / Simon Marginson
- U.S. providers and programs abroad / Peter Eckel , Madeleine Green and Kate Berniaz
- Pell grants and student choice in Puerto Rico / Brian Pusser , Waldemiro Vélez-Cardona and Gloria Dávila-Casasnovas
- Imagining alternativas to global, corporate, new economy academic capitalism / Gary Rhoades , Alma Maldonado-Maldonado , Imanol Ordorika and Martín Velazquez
- Perspectives of Nations and Regions / Simon Marginson
- The future of Finnish higher education challenged by global competitive horizons / Jussi Välimaa and David M. Hoffman
- Higher education, regional policy and the knowledge economy / Michael Peters and Tim May
- Fields and institutional strategy / Rajani Naidoo
- Advancing leadership as a public good / J. Kirsten Turner and Brian Pusser.