Palgrave Handbook of Asia pacific higher education [electronic resource] / Christopher S. Collins, Molly N.N. Lee, John N. Hawkins, Deane E. Newbauer, editors.

This volume seeks to identify and explore the forces affecting higher education in the Asia Pacific region today. It includes a set of conceptually-rich organizing chapters followed by detailed country-specific studies that detail both the underlying dynamics of these forces and the manner in which...

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Other Authors: Collins, Christopher S., Lee, Molly N. N., Hawkins, John N., Newbauer, Deane E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • List of Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: Asian Higher Education in the Era of Contemporary Globalization: Introduction; Chapter 1: Framing Essay Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Historical Context; Access and€Equity; Quality Assurance; Mobility and€Migration; Regionalism and€HE; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: A Journey Back to the Center: Asian Higher Education in Global Context; Introduction; The Glorious Past of€the€Intellectual Tradition in€Asia: Cases of€China and€the€Arab World; A Peripheral Status: Losing Tradition and€Adopting Western Regimes.
  • Catching Up€With€the€West: The€Rise of€AsiaChallenges Ahead; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Asian Higher Education: Achievements, Challenges, Prospects; Colonial to€Postcolonial; Massification; The Path to€Privatization; Corruption; Blurring Borders: Privatization of€Public HEIs; Regionalism in€Asian Higher Education; The Islamic Imaginary in€Asian Higher Education; China-ASEAN Relations in€Higher Education; Notes; References; Chapter 4: Prospects for Higher Education in the Midst of Globalization; Introduction: Some Relevant Questions.
  • Part One: Demography and€Related Issues of€Access and€CapacityPart Two: Finance Issues and€Questions of€Sustainability; Part Three: Quality Challenges in€the€Contemporary HE€Environment of€Asia; Part Four: Cross-Border Education as€an€Expression of€Growing and€Continuing Globalization; Notes; References; Chapter 5: Globalization and the Transformation of Asian Higher Education; Introduction; Globalization; Economic Globalization and€the€Role of€the€University; New Public Management as€Global Policy Template; Massification Everywhere; The Globalization of€Internationalization.
  • Trade LiberalizationMobility of€Students and€Scholars; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Public Good in Asian Higher Education; Introduction; Individual and€Social Benefits; Public Good Concepts; Asian Applications; Philosophical Foundations; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Strategies for Higher Education in the Contemporary Era: Public-Private Partnerships and Regional Cooperation; Introduction; Public and€Private Debate; Redefining Public and€Private; Public-Private Partnerships; State-Provincial Governments and€Private Companies; Public Universities and€Private Companies.
  • Public Universities and€Private CollegesConsortia of€Public Universities; Non-Profit Private Universities; Regional Cooperation; Conclusion; Note; References; Part II: Introduction to Part II: The Forces of Regionality in Asian Higher Education; Chapter 8: Regionalization of Higher Education in Asia: Functional, Organizational, and Political Approaches; Introduction; Higher Education Regionalization in€Context; Regionalism, Regionality, Regionalization, Regional Integration; Purpose and€Outline of€Chapter; The Spectrum of€Regionalization Terms; The FOPA Model.