The Global University: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives

by A. Nelson (Editor), I. Wei (Editor)

Overview

Engages a topic of pressing concern for government, business, and education leaders around the world: the race to establish 'world-class' universities. Some herald the globalization of higher education as the key to a dynamic and productive 'knowledge society.' Others worry that modern universities have come to resemble multinational corporations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230392458
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	04/05/2012
Series:	Historical Studies in Education
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Adam R. Nelson is a professor of Educational Policy Studies and History at the University o fWisconsin-Madison.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables vii

Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction Adam R. Nelson 1

Part I Regionalism(s) and Global Higher-Education Reform

1 Global Aspirations and Strategizing for World-Class Status: New Modes of Higher-Education Governance and the Emergence of Regulatory Regionalism in East Asia Ka Ho Mok 25

2 Contributing to the Southeast Asian Knowledge Economy? Australian Offshore Campuses in Malaysia and Vietnam Anthony R. Welch 55

Part II The Changing Dimensions of University Governance

3 Collegiality and Hierarchy: Coordinating Principles in Higher Education Ivar Bleiklie 85

4 The Twenty-First-Century University: Dilemmas of Leadership and Organizational Futures Rosemary Deem 105

Part III Academic Roles and the Purposes of Universities

5 Medieval Universities and Aspirations to Universal Significance Ian P. Wei 133

6 The Changing Role of the Academic: Historical and Comparative Perspectives Xu Xiaozhou Xue Shan 153

Part IV Shifting Patterns of Graduate and Undergraduate Education

7 Toward General Education in the Global University: The Chinese Model Chen Hongjie Shen Wenqin Cai Leiluo 177

8 Doctoral Education and the Global University: Student Mobility, Hierarchy, and Canadian Government Policy Glen A. Jones Bryan Gopaul 189

Part V Universities and External Funding

9 What Can Modern Universities Learn from the Past? English Universities Working with Industry, 1870-1914 John Taylor 213

10 Universities and the Effects of External Funding: Sub-Saharan Africa and the Nordic Countries Peter Maassen 231

Conclusion: Lessons from the Past, Considerations for the Future Adam R. Nelson Ian P. Wei 255

Notes on Contributors 267

Editorial Reviews

"Armed with a powerful historical perspective and rich evidences across continents, this volume strongly attacks notions a lineal globalization and its inevitable consequence of sameness in the international terrain of higher education." - Rui Yang, University of Hong Kong

"Universities are among the oldest and most international of institutions. Is the 'global university' of the twenty-first century something entirely new, or the heir to a long tradition? This thought-provoking book shows that we need a historical perspective for a full understanding of current problems and for an informed response to them." - Robert Anderson, author of British Universities Past and Present

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