Comparative higher education
Subtitle: knowledge, the university, and development
By: by Philip G. Altbach.
Series: Contemporary studies in social and policy issues in education
Publisher: Ablex Pub. Corp.
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Greenwich, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Education, Higher -- Cross-cultural studies; Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- Cross-cultural studies; Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- Cross-cultural studies; Comparative education
Description: "Comparative Higher Education reflects more than three decades of research in the field, and places key elements in the globalization of higher education in a useful framework. Worldwide examples are used to illustrate analyses of such key topics as international exchange, future trends in university development, the complex relationships among academic systems in the industrialized and developing countries, and related issues."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-243) and index.