International scholarships in higher education : pathways to social change /: pathways to social change. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Joan R. Dassin, Robin R. Marsh, Matt Mawer.
• Editors: Dassin, Joan; Marsh, Robin Ruth; Mawer, Matt
• Contents: Section 1: The landscape 1.1. Introduction – 'Pathways for social change?' 1.2. Recent trends in international scholarships 1.3. Relationships between Scholarship Program and Institutional Capacity Development Initiatives CS1. Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program (Programa Ciência sem Fronteiras, Brazil) Section 2: Investing in individuals 2.1. Selecting Social Change Leaders 2.2. The benefits and challenges of international education: Maximizing learning for social change CS2. Open Society Scholarship Programs CS3. Balancing Change and Continuity: The Case of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan Section 3: The dynamics of return 3.1. Influencing pathways to social change: Scholarship program conditionality and individual agency 3.2. What's Next? Facilitating Post-study Transitions 3.3. Global Migration of Talent: Drain, Gain and Transnational Impacts CS4. The Chinese Government Scholarship Program: the brain development scheme that illuminates a vision across 30 years Section 4: Understanding outcomes 4.1. Magnitudes of impact: a three-level review of evidence from scholarship evaluation 4.2. Tracing the spark that lights a flame: A review of methodologies to measure the outcomes of international scholarships 4.3. International Scholarships and Social Change: Elements for a New Approach CS5. Education in Support of Social Transformation: The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program Section 5: Looking to the future 5.1. International Scholarships in the Ecosystem of Higher Education: An African View 5.2. Higher Education International Scholarships and Social Change in India 5.3. Conclusions: Pathways revisited.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 378.34; Scholarships; Education, Higher; International education
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319627342
• Related ISBNs: 9783319627335
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