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82 produkter
Bridges to Knowledge
Foreign Students in Comparative Perspective
Av Elinor G. Barber, Philip G. Altbach m. fl.
Häftad, 1984
150 kr
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African Higher Education
An International Reference Handbook
Av Damtew Teferra, Philip G. Altbach
Inbunden, 2003
995 kr
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Since their founding, African colleges and universities have faced numerous challenges. While most are legacies of colonialism, these institutions are affected by particular conditions and realities in their home countries. This book is the first comprehensive survey of all aspects and dimensions …
Nonformal Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Stability, Reform, or Revolution?
Inbunden, 1986
1036 kr
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In the past two decades, there has been a number of nonformal education programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, among them literacy programs, community development, technical/vocational training, cooperatives, agricultural assistance, and popular education. Nonformal Education and the Poor in …
Scientific Development and Higher Education
The Case of Newly Industrializing Nations
Av Philip G. Altbach, Charles H. Davis m. fl.
Inbunden, 1989
1098 kr
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This is the first book to provide detailed analysis of the relationship between higher education and scientific research in key Third World countries. Focusing on four of the most successful of the newly industrializing countries--Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore--the authors examine …
Student Political Activism
An International Reference Handbook
Inbunden, 1989
899 kr
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This compilation of 29 country studies could not be more timely. Recent student unrest in El Salvador, Czechoslovakia, and West Germany, a national student forum held in Moscow, and China's Tiananmen Square student tragedy all suggest a worldwide upsurge in students' efforts to participate in …
Private Prometheus
Private Higher Education and Development in the 21st Century
Inbunden, 1999
1036 kr
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Private higher education is perhaps the most rapidly growing segment of postsecondary education worldwide. In this collection, the authors provide a multifaceted and comparative analysis of private higher education and consider both broad issues and specific case studies. The only book currently …
Leadership for World-Class Universities
Challenges for Developing Countries
Inbunden, 2010
2977 kr
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Leadership for World-Class Universities reveals how "world-class" thinking and policy can help university leaders employ modern solutions to the challenges facing higher education today. Readers will benefit from best practice advice offered by distinguished international contributors who have …
Leadership for World-Class Universities
Challenges for Developing Countries
Häftad, 2010
742 kr
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Leadership for World-Class Universities reveals how "world-class" thinking and policy can help university leaders employ modern solutions to the challenges facing higher education today. Readers will benefit from best practice advice offered by distinguished international contributors who have …
Emergent Issues in Education
Comparative Perspectives
Av Robert F. Arnove, Philip G. Altbach m. fl.
Häftad, 1992
474 kr
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In Emergent Issues in Education, leading scholars in comparative education and in the politics, sociology, anthropology, and economics of education illuminate worldwide trends in critical issues that confront policymakers and practitioners in different national settings.Among the topics raised and …
Challenge of Eastern Asian Education
Implications for America
Av William K. Cummings, Philip G. Altbach
Häftad, 1997
474 kr
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Provides specific examples of Asian educational practice that may have relevance to the United States.The Challenge of Eastern Asian Education highlights how Asian education policy and practice challenge American schools. The book focuses on innovations that the nations of the Pacific Rim have …
In Defense of American Higher Education
Av Philip G. Altbach, Patricia J. Gumport m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
766 kr
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The current era in higher education is characterized by increased need for accountability and fiscal constraint coupled with demands for increased productivity. Higher education is expected to meet the demand of changing student demographics, as well as requests for research and service from …
In Defense of American Higher Education
Av Philip G. Altbach, Philip G. Altbach m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
392 kr
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The current era in higher education is characterized by increased need for accountability and fiscal constraint coupled with demands for increased productivity. Higher education is expected to meet the demand of changing student demographics, as well as requests for research and service from …
Asian Universities
Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges
Av Philip G. Altbach, Toru Umakoshi
Häftad, 2005
491 kr
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Since 1980, higher education access and endorsement have grown more dramatically in Asia than in any other area of the world. Both developed and developing nations are witnessing rapid expansion in the higher education sector. Nor is this progress entirely quantitative: a number of Asian …
College Student Development and Academic Life
Psychological, Intellectual, Social and Moral Issues
Av Philip G. Altbach, Karen Arnold m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
2977 kr
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The purpose of this series is to bring together the main currents in today's higher education and examine such crucial issues as the changing nature of education in the U.S., the considerable adjustment demanded of institutions, administrators, the faculty; the role of Catholic education; the …
Organizational Studies in Higher Education
Av Ted I.K. Youn, Patricia B. Murphy m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
2071 kr
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The purpose of this series is to bring together the main currents in today's higher education and examine such crucial issues as the changing nature of education in the U.S., the considerable adjustment demanded of institutions, administrators, the faculty; the role of Catholic education; the …
Road to Academic Excellence
The Making of World-Class Research Universities
Häftad, 2011
392 kr
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The positive contribution of tertiary education is increasingly recognized as not limited to middle-income and advanced countries, since it applies equally to low-income economies. Tertiary education can help countries become more globally competitive by developing a skilled, productive, and …
La Voie De L’excellence Académique
La Création D'universités De Recherche De Rang Mondial
Av Philip G. Altbach, Jamil Salmi
Häftad, 2012
392 kr
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The positive contribution of tertiary education is increasingly recognized as not limited to middle-income and advanced countries, since it applies equally to low-income economies. Tertiary education can help countries become more globally competitive by developing a skilled, productive, and …
Muse Of Modernity
Essays on Culture as Development in Africa
Av Salah M Hassan, Philip G Altbach
Häftad, 2016
265 kr
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Excellence in Education
Häftad, 1985
393 kr
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In 1983 the National Commission on Excellence in Education issued a report calling for the total reassessment of policy and curriculum governing American education. The commission's findings were met with impassioned interest and volcanic debate. Seemingly overnight, the "education crisis" became a …
Higher Education in American Society
Häftad, 1994
380 kr
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This is the most widely used volume on the subject of American higher education. Now completely revised and updated, this third edition provides in-depth coverage of economic, social, and political issues by leading experts in their fields. Among the topics covered are: the financing of higher …
Publishing and Development
A Book of Readings
Av Philip G. Altbach, Damtew Teferra
Häftad, 2006
636 kr
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Publishing in African Languages
Challenges and Prospects
Av Philip G. Altbach, Damtew Teferra
Häftad, 2006
573 kr
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Handbook on Corruption in Higher Education
Av Elena Denisova-Schmidt, Philip G. Altbach m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
3022 kr
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This insightful Handbook provides an overview of corruption within the context of higher education. Through a variety of international case studies, theoretical frameworks and methodologies, it examines the underlying issues involved in corruption as well as the damaging impact on scholarly …
Handbook on Corruption in Higher Education
Av Hans de Wit, Philip G. Altbach m. fl.
E-bok, 2025
26 kr
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This insightful Handbook provides an overview of corruption within the context of higher education. Through a variety of international case studies, theoretical frameworks and methodologies, it examines the underlying issues involved in corruption as well as the damaging impact on scholarly …
Handbook on Corruption in Higher Education
Av Hans de Wit, Philip G. Altbach m. fl.
E-bok, 2025
856 kr
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This insightful Handbook provides an overview of corruption within the context of higher education. Through a variety of international case studies, theoretical frameworks and methodologies, it examines the underlying issues involved in corruption as well as the damaging impact on scholarly …
Private Higher Education
An International Bibliography
Av Hong Zhu, Daniel C. Levy m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
669 kr
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This research project has been supported by the Ford Foundation, the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, and the Program of Research on Private Higher Education at the University at Albany.
International Book Publishing: An Encyclopedia
Av Edith S. Hoshino, Philip G. Altbach
E-bok, 2015
1030 kr
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First Published in 1996. This encyclopedia is unique in several ways. As the first international reference source on publishing, it is a pioneering venture. Our aim is to provide comprehensive discussion and analysis of key subjects relating to books and publishing worldwide. The sixty-four essays …
International Book Publishing: An Encyclopedia
Av Edith S. Hoshino, Philip G. Altbach
E-bok, 2015
1052 kr
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First Published in 1996. This encyclopedia is unique in several ways. As the first international reference source on publishing, it is a pioneering venture. Our aim is to provide comprehensive discussion and analysis of key subjects relating to books and publishing worldwide. The sixty-four essays …
International Faculty in Higher Education
Comparative Perspectives on Recruitment, Integration, and Impact
Av Laura E. Rumbley, Philip G. Altbach m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
1027 kr
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In an interconnected and globally competitive environment, faculty mobility across countries has become widespread, yet is little understood. Grounded in qualitative methodology, this volume offers a cutting-edge examination of internationally mobile academics today and explores the approaches and …
International Faculty in Higher Education
Comparative Perspectives on Recruitment, Integration, and Impact
Av Laura E. Rumbley, Philip G. Altbach m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
1027 kr
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In an interconnected and globally competitive environment, faculty mobility across countries has become widespread, yet is little understood. Grounded in qualitative methodology, this volume offers a cutting-edge examination of internationally mobile academics today and explores the approaches and …
