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The Reorientation of Higher Education: Challenging the East-West Dichotomy
Bob Adamson (Ed.)
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Hardback. This book presents accounts of the repositioning of higher education institutions across a range of contexts in the East and West. It argues that global governance, institutional organisation and academic practice are complementary elements within the process. Editor(s): Adamson, Bob; Nixon, Jon; Su, Feng. Series: CERC Studies in Comparative Education. Num Pages: 315 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
This book presents accounts of the repositioning of higher education institutions across a range of contexts in the East and the West. It argues that global governance, institutional organisation and academic practice are complementary elements within the process of institutional repositioning. While systems, institutions and individuals in the different contexts are subjected to similar global trends and pressures, the reorientation of higher education takes diverse forms as a result of the particularities of those contexts. That reorientation cannot be explained in terms of East-West dichotomies and divisions, but only with reference to the interflow across and within systems. Globalisation necessitates ... Read more
This book presents accounts of the repositioning of higher education institutions across a range of contexts in the East and the West. It argues that global governance, institutional organisation and academic practice are complementary elements within the process of institutional repositioning. While systems, institutions and individuals in the different contexts are subjected to similar global trends and pressures, the reorientation of higher education takes diverse forms as a result of the particularities of those contexts. That reorientation cannot be explained in terms of East-West dichotomies and divisions, but only with reference to the interflow across and within systems. Globalisation necessitates ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
323
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
CERC Studies in Comparative Education
Condition
New
Weight
682g
Number of Pages
315
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400758476
SKU
V9789400758476
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About Bob Adamson (Ed.)
Bob Adamson is Professor of Curriculum Studies at the Hong Kong Institute of Education and the UNESCO-UNEVOC Director for Hong Kong. Jon Nixon has held professional posts in four UK institutions of higher education and is currently Honorary Professor of Educational Studies, University of Sheffield, UK. Feng Su is a Lecturer in Education at Liverpool Hope University, UK.
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