The Quest for Entrepreneurial Universities in East Asia [electronic resource] /
Mok, K.author.
With the rise of the knowledge economy, universities are under pressure to embrace not just their traditional missions of teaching and research but a third mission of serving economic and social development. This book examines the major strategies that governments in East Asia have adopted to promote this kind of innovation in the education sector.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; List of Acronyms; 1 Globalization and Higher Education: Major Trends and Challenges; 2 Policy Context for the Quest for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Universities in East Asia; Part I Questing for Entrepreneurial Universities and Promoting Innovation; 3 Diversifying the Economic Pillars and Enhancing Innovation and Research Development: Hong Kong Experiences; 4 Promotion of Innovation and Knowledge Transfer: South Korean Experiences
5 After Massification of Higher Education: Questing for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Universities in Taiwan6 Asserting Its Global Influence: The Quest for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Universities in Singapore; 7 Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Enhancing Research and Reforming University Curriculum in China; Part II Internationalizatio n and Transnationalization of Higher Education and Student Learning; 8 The Call for Internationalization: Questing for Regional Education Hub Status and Transnationalizing Higher Education in Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong
9 Transnationalization of Higher Education in China: Development Trends, Salient Features, and Challenges for University Governance10 Transnationalization and Student Learning Experiences; 11 Changing Regulatory Regimes and Governance in East Asia; Part III University Performance, Changing University Governance and Policy Implications for East Asia; 12 Questing for Entrepreneurial Universities in East Asia: Impacts on Academics and University Governance; Conclusion; Notes; References; About the Author; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
With the rise of the knowledge economy, universities are under pressure to embrace not just their traditional missions of teaching and research but a third mission of serving economic and social development. This book examines the major strategies that governments in East Asia have adopted to promote this kind of innovation in the education sector.
Higher education.
International education .
Comparative education.
Educational sociology.
Asia—Economic conditions.
School management and organization.
School administration.
Development economics.
Higher Education.
International and Comparative Education.
Sociology of Education.
Asian Economics.
Administration, Organization and Leadership.
Development Economics.