The Palgrave handbook of Asia Pacific higher education. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christopher Collins, Molly N.N. Lee, John N. Hawkins, Deane E. Newbauer, editors.
• Editors: Collins, Christopher S; Lee, Molly N. N; Hawkins, John N; Newbauer, Deane E
• 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.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 378.0095; Education; Education, Higher -- Asia; Education, Higher -- Pacific Area; Education, Higher; Ethnicity; EDUCATION -- Higher; Education, Higher; Social Science -- General; Social Science -- Ethnic Studies -- General; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Cultural studies; Ethnic studies; Education -- Comparative; Education; Asia; Pacific Area; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137487391; 1137487399
• Related ISBNs: 9781137487384; 1137487380
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 20, 2016).
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