A World History of Higher Education Exchange: The Legacy of American Scholarship

by Teresa Brawner Bevis

Overview

This book examines the origins of higher learning, and then traces education exchange to the aftermath of World War II, when the United States was internationally recognized as the epicenter of critical thinking and scientific discovery. As centers of learning arose in the ancient world, the gathering of students they drew invariably included “foreigners”—those not native to the immediate local area. Then as now, inquisitive minds compelled humans to explore, crossing borders to seek enlightenment in faraway places before returning to their homelands. Few societies have been so remote that they could not be affected by the acquisition of imported information. The number of international students and scholars in the United States now exceeds one million. This book narrates the complex and colorful history of intrepid individuals, inspired programs, and world events that have given direction to the path of education exchange, as well as the global dissemination of American scholarship. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030124342
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	04/11/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Teresa Brawner Bevis is former Program Administrator for International Students at University of Arkansas, USA. Her previous books include Higher Education Exchange between America and the Middle East through the Twentieth Century (2016), Higher Education Exchange between America and the Middle East in the Twenty-First Century (2016), and International Students in American Colleges and Universities (2007). 

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Learning Migration in Antiquity.- 2. The Notion of Universities.- 3. The Rise of American Higher Education.- 4. Education Exchange in the 1800s.- 5. The Early Twentieth Century.- 6. The Student Exchange Boom Following World War II.- 7. The Late Twentieth Century 1979-1999.- 8. September 11 and Student Mobility.- 9. Escalation of Exchange with Asia.- 10. U.S.-Middle East Exchange in the Early Twenty-First Century.- 11. World Leaders with American Degrees.- 12. The Approach of Mid-Century.-