Trends in Global Higher Education. Tracking an Academic Revolution.

Autor/inn/en	Altbach, Philip G.; Reisberg, Liz; Rumbley, Laura E.
Institution	Boston College; Center for International Higher Education
Titel	Trends in Global Higher Education. Tracking an Academic Revolution.
Quelle	Chestnut Hill (2009), XVI, 253 S.Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Abbildungen; Tabellen 8
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Frau; Gleichheit; Partizipation; Globalisierung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Internationalität; Analyse; Entwicklung; Qualitätssicherung
Abstract	Today's academic revolution is unprecedented. Mass higher education has become a worldwide phenomenon, with enrollments growing from 100 million to 150 million in just a decade. The implications of massification are immense - greatly increased participation for a more diverse population including women and many traditionally underrepresented socio-economic groups; the rise of private higher education; diversification of academic institutions and systems; and an overall weakening of academic standards at non-elite institutions in many countries. At the same time, higher education is recognized as a key driver of the new knowledge economy. Because of this research universities, at the top of academic systems, have become central institutions in contemporary society. The authors analyses these and other key forces shaping higher education today. Using up-to-date UNESCO statistics, trends defining higher education are placed in a comparative and international framework. Patterns of globalization, the flow of students and scholars across borders, the impact of information technology, and other key forces are critically assessed. Contents: 1. Introduction. - 2. Globalization and Internationalization. - 3. Access and Equity. - 4. Quality Assurance, Accountability, and Qualification Frameworks. - 5. Financing Higher Education. - 6. Private Higher Education and Privatization. - 7. The Centrality and Crisis of the Academic Profession. - 8. The Student Experience. - 9. Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. - 10. Information and Communications Technologies and Distance Education. - 11. Research. - 12. University-Industry Linkages. - 13. Future Trends (HoF/text adopted).
Erfasst von	Institut für Hochschulforschung (HoF) an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Update	2012/3