Annette Gough, School of Education, RMIT University, AustraliaStewart Sutin, Institute for International Studies in Education, University of Pittsburgh, USAPo-fen Tai, Fu Jen Catholic University, TaiwanMario Letelier, University of Santiago, ChileDeane Neubauer, University of Hawaii, Manoa, USASheng-Ju Chan, National Chung Cheng University, TaiwanRobert W. Franco, Kapiolani Community College, University of Hawaii, USAChang Da Wan, National Higher Education Research Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia Molly Lee, former UNESCO Educational Program SpecialistPrompilai Buasuwan, Kasetsart University, ThailandWilliam Yat Wai Lo, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong KongSu-Yan Pan, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong KongBordin Rassameethes, Kasetsart University, ThailandMaría José Sandoval, University of Santiago, Chile

"Innovation, in both education and research, is one of the most important items on national and regional agendas, and a critical challenge for higher education systems in Asia and the Pacific. This is particularly true in the rapidly changing environment surrounding universities today, an environment characterized by significant economic growth and social development. Contributed by leading scholars of Asian higher education, chapters in this clearly and brilliantly written book outline the ways in which innovation and contestation have taken place inside universities as well as between universities and their larger societies." - Yuto Kitamura, Associate Professor of Education, The University of Tokyo, Japan

• 1. Introduction: John N. Hawkins, Ka Ho Mok, and Deane Neubauer PART I: POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR SHIFTING RESEARCH CAPACITY AND DEVELOPMENT 2. Developing Research Capacity in Education Schools and Faculties in Newer Universities: Seeking Research Excellence and Entrepreneurship; Annette Gough 3. The Shifting Ecology of Research in Asian Pacific Higher Education: Imitation or Innovation; John N. Hawkins 4. Time for Balanced Thinking: Reflections on Dichotomous Multiple Missions of Public Higher Education in the United States; Stewart Sutin 5. Why the Asia Craze for Publication?—An Examination from Academic Regime; Po-fen Tai 6. National Policies in Chile Related to Research and Innovation, The Challenge of Cultural Change; Mario Letelier and Maria J. Sandoval PART II: ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE RESEARCH DOMAIN 7. Rethinking Innovation in a Higher Education Context; Deane Neubauer 8. Questing for Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Enhancing Global Competitiveness in Hong Kong: Academic Reflections; Ka Ho Mok and Sheng-ju Chan 9. The Quest for Entrepreneurial University in Taiwan: Policies and Practices in Industry-Academy Cooperation; Sheng-Ju Chan and Ka Ho Mok 10. The University-Community Compact: Innovation in Community Engagement; Robert W. Franco 11. Management of Research, Development, and Innovation: A Case Study of Universiti Sains Malaysia; Chang Da Wan and Molly Lee 12. Dynamics and Challenges of Public and Private Partnership in Thai Higher Education Institutions in Promoting a Creative Society: Implications for Research; Prompilai Buasuwan 13. Subjectivity, Indigenous Perspectives, and the New Qing History: The Role and Potential of Local Dimensions in Enhancing Research and Development in a Globalized Setting; William Yat Wai Lo 14. Research, Development, and Academic Culture in Chinese Universities: A Historical Reflection; Su-Yan Pan 15. Conclusion: Research Trends in Higher Education in Asia Pacific; Ka Ho Mok and John N.Hawkins