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Higher education in the developing world : changing contexts and institutional responses /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Chapman, David W., 1947-, Austin, Ann E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Colección:Greenwood studies in higher education.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Figures and Tables
  • Series Foreword
  • Part I Introduction and Overview
  • Chapter 1 The Changing Context of Higher Education in the Developing World David W. Chapman and Ann E. Austin
  • Chapter 2 Higher Education at a Turning Point Jamil Salmi
  • Part II Seeking a New Balance in Government- University Relationships
  • Chapter 3 Universities in Transition: Privatization, Decentralization, and Institutional Autonomy as National Policy with Special Reference to the Russian Federation D. Bruce Johnstone and Olga Bain.
  • Chapter 4 Flight from Freedom: Resistance to Institutional Autonomy in Brazil's Federal Universities David N. Plank and Robert E. Verhine
  • Chapter 5 When Goals Collide: Higher Education in Laos David W. Chapman
  • Part III Coping with the Challenges of Greater Autonomy
  • Chapter 6 Current Challenges and Future Possibilities for the Revitilization of Higher Education in Africa Jairam Reddy
  • Chapter 7 Higher Education and the State in Mongolia: Dilemmas of Democratic Transition John C. Weidman and Regsurengiin Bat- Erdene.
  • Chapter 8 Chinese Higher Education for the Twenty- First Century: Expansion, Consolidation, and Globalization Gerard A. Postiglione
  • Part IV Achieving Equity While Managing Expansion
  • Chapter 9 Equity Effects of Higher Education in Developing Countries: Access, Choice, and Persistence Darrell R. Lewis and Halil Dundar
  • Part V New Pressures and Forms of Accountability
  • Chapter 10 Quality Assurance for Higher Education: Shaping Effective Policy in Developing Countries Elaine El- Khawas
  • Part VI Supporting Academic Staff in New Roles.
  • Chapter 11 Context for Higher Education Reform in China: An Analysis of Faculty Issues Yvonna S. Lincoln, Bryan R. Cole, Wang Xiaoping, and Yang "Sherry" Xiaobo
  • Chapter 12 Academic Staff in Times of Transformation: Roles, Challenges, and Professional Development Needs Ann E. Austin
  • Part VII Conclusion, Lessons, and Directions
  • Chapter 13 Balancing Pressures, Forming Partnerships Ann E. Austin and David W. Chapman
  • Index
  • About the Contributors.