Higher education in the developing world : changing contexts and institutional responses /

Higher education in the developing world : changing contexts and institutional responses / edited by David W. Chapman and Ann E. Austin. - viii, 278 pages ; 24 cm. - Greenwood studies in higher education, 1531-8087 . - Greenwood studies in higher education. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series Foreword / Introduction and Overview. The Changing Context of Higher Education in the Developing World / Higher Education at a Turning Point / Seeking a New Balance in Government-University Relationships. Universities in Transition: Privatization, Decentralization, and Institutional Autonomy as National Policy with Special Reference to the Russian Federation / Flight from Freedom: Resistance to Institutional Autonomy in Brazil's Federal Universities / When Goals Collide: Higher Education in Laos / Coping with the Challenges of Greater Autonomy. Current Challenges and Future Possibilities for the Revitalization of Higher Education in Africa / Higher Education and the State in Mongolia: Dilemmas of Democratic Transition / Chinese Higher Education for the Twenty-First Century: Expansion, Consolidation, and Globalization / Achieving Equity While Managing Expansion. Equity Effects of Higher Education in Developing Countries: Access, Choice, and Persistence / New Pressures and Forms of Accountability. Quality Assurance for Higher Education: Shaping Effective Policy in Developing Countries / Supporting Academic Staff in New Roles. Context for Higher Education Reform in China: An Analysis of Faculty Issues / Academic Staff in Times of Transformation: Roles, Challenges, and Professional Development Needs / Conclusion, Lessons, and Directions. Balancing Pressures, Forming Partnerships / Philip G. Altbach -- David W. Chapman and Ann E. Austin. Jamil Salmi -- D. Bruce Johnstone and Olga Bain. David N. Plank and Robert E. Verhine. David W. Chapman -- Jairam Reddy. John C. Weidman and Regsurengiin Bat-Erdene. Gerard A. Postiglione -- Darrell R. Lewis and Halil Dundar -- Elaine El-Khawas -- Yvonna S. Lincoln, Bryan R. Cole and Wang Xiaoping / [et al.]. Ann E. Austin -- Ann E. Austin and David W. Chapman. I. 1. 2. II. 3. 4. 5. III. 6. 7. 8. IV. 9. V. 10. VI. 11. 12. VII. 13.

0313320160 9780313320163

2001054713


Education, Higher--Developing countries

LC2610. / H55 2002

378.0091724

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