Palace of Ashes : China and the Decline of American Higher Education /

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"In addition to possessing the world's largest economies, China and the United States have extensive higher education systems comparable in size. By juxtaposing their long and distinctive educational traditions, Palace of Ashes offers compelling evidence that American colleges and universi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferrara, Mark S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Universities and colleges > Standards.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives.
Education and globalization.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Éducation et mondialisation.
Enseignement superieur > Finalites > Chine.
Enseignement superieur > Finalites > États-Unis.
Universities and colleges > Standards > China.
Universities and colleges > Standards > United States.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > China.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
United States.
China.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Palace of ashes
  • From Mandarins to Mao Zedong
  • A shared humanistic heritage
  • The Chinese moment
  • Crisis in the American academy
  • Global convergence and competition
  • Pricing the paradigm Shift
  • Restoring the palace.

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