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The Transformation of Global Higher Education, 1945-2015
Paul Tiyambe Zeleza
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Hardback. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; HBG; JNB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 219 x 31. Weight in Grams: 642.
This book explores some of the major forces and changes in higher education across the world between 1945 and 2015. This includes the explosions of higher education institutions and enrollments, a development captured by the notion of massification. There were also profound shifts in the financing and economic role of higher education reflected in the processes of privatization of universities and curricula realignments to meet the shifting demands of the economy. Moreover, the systems of knowledge production, organization, dissemination, and consumption, as well as the disciplinary architecture of knowledge underwent significant changes. Internationalization emerged as one of the defining features ... Read more
This book explores some of the major forces and changes in higher education across the world between 1945 and 2015. This includes the explosions of higher education institutions and enrollments, a development captured by the notion of massification. There were also profound shifts in the financing and economic role of higher education reflected in the processes of privatization of universities and curricula realignments to meet the shifting demands of the economy. Moreover, the systems of knowledge production, organization, dissemination, and consumption, as well as the disciplinary architecture of knowledge underwent significant changes. Internationalization emerged as one of the defining features ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
African Histories and Modernities
Number of Pages
385
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137578570
SKU
V9781137578570
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Ref
99-15
About Paul Tiyambe Zeleza
Paul Tiyambe Zeleza is Vice Chancellor of the United States International University-Africa. Previously he was a professor and held senior administrative positions in Canada and the United States. He is the author of more than two dozen books several of which have won international awards.
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