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The Forefront of International Higher Education


The Forefront of International Higher Education

A Festschrift in Honor of Philip G. Altbach
Higher Education Dynamics, Band 42

von: Alma Maldonado-Maldonado, Roberta Malee Bassett

CHF 118.00

Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 07.10.2013
ISBN/EAN: 9789400770850
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 329

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<p>This book honors the academic trajectory and global impact of Philip G. Altbach, one of the most important education comparativists worldwide for over forty years. From his early writings on India and student activism to his recent work on research universities, Altbach has served as a key developer of the expansion of the field to include comparative higher education. His capacity to find, support, and gather the best minds around the world, to organize research teams in order to explore the most relevant issues on comparative higher education has earned him international recognition. His service to the field of comparative higher education is invaluable and incomparable. This festschrift contains original pieces from colleagues and former students following a twofold discussion: the most relevant topics on comparative higher education and particular Altbach’s contributions to this field of work.</p>
<p>Introduction; <i>Alma Maldonado-Maldonado and Roberta Malee Bassett</i>.- 1. The Complexity of Higher Education. A Career in Academics and Activism; <i>Philip G. Altbach.</i>- PART 1: Academic Profession.- PART 2: Internationalization of Higher Education.- PART 3: Academic Mobility.- PART 4: Regional Perspectives.- PART 5: Global Perspectives.- PART 6: World-Class Universities.- PART 7: Philip G. Altbach—The Teacher.- 24. Final Remarks; <i>Roberta Malee Bassett and Alma Maldonado</i>. </p>
<p>This book honours the academic trajectory and global impact of Philip G. Altbach, one of the most important education comparativists worldwide for over forty years. From his early writings on India and student activism to his recent work on research universities, Altbach has served as a key developer of the expansion of the field to include comparative higher education. His capacity to find, support, and gather the best minds around the world, to organize research teams in order to explore the most relevant issues on comparative higher education has earned him international recognition. His service to the field of comparative higher education is invaluable and incomparable. This festschrift contains original pieces from colleagues and former students following a twofold discussion: the most relevant topics on comparative higher education and particular Altbach’s contributions to this field of work.</p>
Honors Philip G. Altbach as a founding father of the field of international and comparative higher education Makes a fresh examination of the current state of the field of comparative higher education, with experts from different schools of thought and academic traditions Contrasts some of the most important tendencies in this field

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