The Dynamics of Higher Education Development in East Asia [electronic resource] : Asian Cultural Heritage, Western Dominance, Economic Development, and Globalization /
Neubauer, Deane.editor.
Shin, Jung Cheol.editor.
Hawkins, John N.editor.
This book examines four theses regarding Asian higher education and development: interplay between cultural traditions, economic development, globalization, and the evolution of the 'hybrid' university. Top scholars evaluate these hypotheses and determine the elements shaping the history and present circumstances of Asia-Pacific higher education.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Four Hypotheses of Higher Education Development; Part I Cultural Tradition and Higher Education Development; 2 Higher Education Development in East Asian Countries Focusing on Cultural Tradition and Economic Systems; 3 Between the East and the West: Challenges for Internationalizing Higher Education in East Asia; 4 East-West? Tradition and the Development of Hybrid Higher Education in Asia; 5 Situating Higher Education in China: From Universal History to the Research Paradigm
Part II Economic Development and Higher Education Development6 Meeting Point of the East and the West: Globalizing or Localizing Higher Education in East Asia; 7 Cultural and Historical Factors Influencing the Development of Higher Education in Thailand; Part III Globalization and Higher Education Development; 8 The Globalized University as the Next Stage in Higher Education Development; 9 Globalization Practices in Asia Pacific Universities; 10 Structural Transformation of Japanese Higher Education: Adopting to Meet Challenges Posed by Globalization and Market Economy
11 Conclusion: Is There an Asian Hybrid University?List of Contributors; Index
Includes index.
This book examines four theses regarding Asian higher education and development: interplay between cultural traditions, economic development, globalization, and the evolution of the 'hybrid' university. Top scholars evaluate these hypotheses and determine the elements shaping the history and present circumstances of Asia-Pacific higher education.
Education, Higher.
Asia-Economic conditions.
Social sciences.
Development economics.
Higher Education.
Administration, Organization and Leadership.
International and Comparative Education.
Asian Economics.
Social Sciences, general.
Development Economics.