Table of Contents

Foreword; A.Arimoto Introduction and Overview; V.L.Meek & C.Suwanwela Modernisation, Development Strategies, and Knowledge Production in the Asia-Pacific Region; W.K. Cummings Key Research Policy Issues and the Changing Role of the State in the Asia-Pacific Region; G.Harman Impact of Policy Development on Higher Education Research in Australia; V.L.Meek Policy Debate on Research in Chinese Universities; W.Yu Between the Public and Private: the Indian Academic in Transition; K.Chanana Development and Impact of State policies on Higher Education Research in Indonesia; J.Koswara & M.K.Tadjudin National Scientific Policy and Higher Education Reforms in Japan; A. Arimoto Research and Indigenous Knowledge in Oceania; K. Helu-Thaman Higher Education Research in the Philippines: Policies, Practices and Problems: R.M.Salazar-Clemena Higher Education Reform in Thailand; C. Suwanwela Conclusion: Trends, Issues and Future Directions; V. L.Meek