International Higher Education: An Encyclopedia. Volumes 1 and 2.

Sonst. Personen	Altbach, Philip G. (Hrsg.)
Institution	State Univ. of New York, Buffalo. Comparative Education Center.
Titel	International Higher Education: An Encyclopedia. Volumes 1 and 2.
Quelle	(1991), (1165 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-8240-4847-4
Schlagwörter	Nachschlagewerk; Academic Freedom; Accountability; Activism; Educational Change; Educational Status Comparison; Essays; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Graduate Study; Higher Education; International Education; Labor Market; Professional Autonomy; Social Action; Womens Education; Africa; Asia; Australia; North America + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akademische Freiheit; Verantwortung; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Bildungsreform; Soziokultureller Vergleich; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Ausland; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Erziehung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Berufsfreiheit; Soziales Handeln; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Afrika; Asien; Australien; Nordamerika
Abstract	This two-volume set contains a total of 67 essays on the subject of international higher education. The essays present up-to-date, statistical, and other factual information about the topic, as well as interpretations of those facts and figures. Fifty-two essays focusing on countries or regions are included. Volume 1 contains 15 chapters that deal with themes and topics, presented in a comparative framework, that address the most important topics relevant to contemporary higher education globally. Volume 1 contains articles on African and Asian countries/regions. Volume 2 begins with Australia and then offers articles on European, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and North American countries/regions. The topics discussed in volume 1 include the following: academic freedom; the academic profession; accountability; university reform; student political activism; foreign students; graduate education; the costs of higher education; women and higher education; higher education and the labor market; the history of universities; private higher education; new universities--their origins and strategic development; and university research and the development of scientific capacity in sub-saharan Africa and Asia. Volume 2 provides the index, a bibliography, and a list of contributors. (GLR)
Anmerkungen	Garland Publishing, Inc., 136 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 ($150.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC