The Great Brain Race : How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World /

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In The Great Brain Race, former U.S. News & World Report education editor Ben Wildavsky presents the first popular account of how international competition for the brightest minds is transforming the world of higher education--and why this revolution should be welcomed, not feared. Every year, n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wildavsky, Ben
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Edition:[Paperback ed.].
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Universities and colleges.
Education, Higher.
Education and globalization.
Competition, International.
EDUCATION > Higher.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
colleges (institutions)
universities (institutions)
higher education.
Concurrence internationale.
Universites.
Éducation et mondialisation.
Enseignement superieur.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: What Is Global Higher Education-and Why Does It Matter?; CHAPTER ONE: The Worldwide Race for Talent; CHAPTER TWO: Branching Out; CHAPTER THREE: Wanted: World-Class Universities; CHAPTER FOUR: College Rankings Go Global; CHAPTER FIVE: For-Profits on the Move; CHAPTER SIX: Free Trade in Minds; AFTERWORD; Notes; Index.

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