Positioning Higher Education for the Knowledge Based Economy

Autor/in	St. George, Elizabeth
Titel	Positioning Higher Education for the Knowledge Based Economy
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 52 (2006) 4, S.589-610 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-005-0955-0
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Competition; Government School Relationship; Developing Nations; Sustainable Development; Global Approach; Foreign Countries; Economic Progress; Governance; Politics of Education; Management Systems; Role of Education; Organizational Theories; Comparative Education; Australia; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Wettkampf; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Globales Denken; Ausland; Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Bildungsauftrag; Organisationstheorie; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Australien; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	This article questions the assumption that increasing competition among higher education institutions is the best method of achieving a strong higher education sector in developing countries. It notes that there has been increasing emphasis on the importance of higher education institutions for sustainable development, particularly because of their importance to the global knowledge economy. For the same reason, the appropriate management of the relationship between the state and higher education institutions is vital to a strong and dynamic future for these institutions. This paper proposes a menu of options for higher education governance, grouped around "state-centric" and "neo-liberal" models of development. The "state-centric" model proposed is based on a variety of examples of high performing Asian economies, in particular, while the "neo-liberal" model is based on emerging trends in higher education management in countries such as Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom. The paper suggests that despite pressure across the globe to encourage a market among universities, this may not always be the most efficient use of resources, or the best way to integrate universities in a country's drive for economic growth. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10