University of the World [electronic resource] : A Case for a World University System /
Lenzen, Dieter.author.
In this book, Dieter Lenzen analyzes the world's three major educational systems: the Continental-European, the Atlantic (Anglo-American), and the East Asian. Distancing himself from the current trend towards the economically driven Anglo-American system of education, the author proposes an alternative model, "a university of the world". Contents: ·         Three concepts of the university in the globalization process ·         The dynamics of global social systems ·         Global challenges in the post-secondary educational sector as springboard for comparing systems ·         Convergence and divergence: current system dynamics in the post-secondary sector ·         Can there be fair chances in a world university system? ·         Conclusion Target readers: ·         Theorists of higher education ·         Policy makers of higher education ·         Administrators of higher education ·         Social scientists The author: Professor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is the president of Universität Hamburg, vice president of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) in Germany and the German universities' spokesperson for the HRK.     .
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1. Three Ideas of the University in the Globalization Process -- 2.The Dynamics of Global Social Systems -- 3. Global Challenges in the Post-Secondary Sector as a Springboard for Comparing Systems -- 4. On the Genesis of Three Distinct University Systems in the Post-Secondary Sector -- 5. Convergence and Divergence: Current System Dynamics in the Post-Secondary Sector -- 5.1. Theory of the University -- 5.2. The Idea of Education -- 5.3. University Admission. - 5.4. University Autonomy and Academic Freedom  -- 5.5. Differentiation in the Post-Secondary System -- 5.6. University Funding -- 5.7. Individual Dynamics of the Three Post-Secondary Systems -- 6. Fair Chances in a World University System? -- 7. Conclusion -- 8. References.
In this book, Dieter Lenzen analyzes the world's three major educational systems: the Continental-European, the Atlantic (Anglo-American), and the East Asian. Distancing himself from the current trend towards the economically driven Anglo-American system of education, the author proposes an alternative model, "a university of the world". Contents: ·         Three concepts of the university in the globalization process ·         The dynamics of global social systems ·         Global challenges in the post-secondary educational sector as springboard for comparing systems ·         Convergence and divergence: current system dynamics in the post-secondary sector ·         Can there be fair chances in a world university system? ·         Conclusion Target readers: ·         Theorists of higher education ·         Policy makers of higher education ·         Administrators of higher education ·         Social scientists The author: Professor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is the president of Universität Hamburg, vice president of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) in Germany and the German universities' spokesperson for the HRK.     .
Higher education.
Educational policy.
Education and state.
International education .
Comparative education.
Education.
Higher Education.
Educational Policy and Politics.
International and Comparative Education.
Education, general.