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Title

The dynamics of higher education development in east Asia : Asian cultural heritage, western dominance, economic development, and globalization / edited by Deane Neubauer, Jung Cheol Shin, John N. Hawkins.

Publication

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

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Additional Authors

• Neubauer, Deane E.
• Shin, Jung Cheol.
• Hawkins, John N.

Description

x, 219 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

• "This book examines four theses regarding higher education and development in the Asian region: the interplay between cultural traditions, economic development, globalization, and the evolution of the 'hybrid' university. Top scholars from around the world evaluate how closely these hypotheses resemble present circumstances and policies and seek to determine the elements making up Asia-Pacific higher education and shaping the region's education history"--
• "Asia Pacific higher education is in a state of continuous transition. This volume provides explanatory frames for the complex nature of this transition by examining four oft-cited "explanations" for the contemporary Asian university. One of these explanations/hypotheses holds that minor differences aside, the dominant higher education form and practices are derived from Western models. Another explanation seeks to trace historical elements of Asia higher education that have been carried forward into the contemporary. A third explanation focuses on the dominant role that societal economic development has played in contemporary Asia and the importance of higher education in assisting such development. A final explanation focuses on the increasing importance that global models of higher education are playing in the formation and development of the contemporary Asian university"--

Subject

Education, Higher > East Asia

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction: Four Hypotheses of Higher Education Development; John N. Hawkins, Deane E. Neubauer, and Jung Cheol Shin -- PART I: CULTURAL TRADITION AND HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT -- 2. Higher Education Development in East Asian Countries Focusing on Cultural Tradition and Economic Systems; Jung Cheol Shin -- 3. Between the East and the West: Challenges for Internationalizing Higher Education in Asia; Sheng-Ju Chan -- 4. East-West? Tradition and the Development of Hybrid Higher Education in Asia; John N. Hawkins -- 5. Situating Higher Education in China: From Universal History to the Research Paradigm; Yuan Xun -- PART II: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT -- 6. Meeting Point of the East and the West: Globalizing or Localizing Higher Education in East Asia; Ka Ho Mok -- 7. Cultural and Historical Factors Influencing the Development of Higher Education in Thailand; Sakarindr Bhumiratana -- PART III: GLOBALIZATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT -- 8. The Globalized University as the Next Stage in Higher Education Development; Deane E. Neubauer -- 9. Globalization Practices in Asia-Pacific Universities; Molly N. N. Lee -- 10. Structural Transformation of Japanese Higher Education: Adopting to Meet Challenges Posed by Globalization and Market Economy; Reiko Yamada -- 11. Conclusion: Is There An Asian Hybrid University?; John N. Hawkins, Deane E. Neubauer, and Jung Cheol Shin.

Call Number

JFD 14-1029

ISBN

• 9781137358264 (hardback)
• 1137358262 (hardback)

LCCN

2013028222

OCLC

858672364

Title

The dynamics of higher education development in east Asia : Asian cultural heritage, western dominance, economic development, and globalization / edited by Deane Neubauer, Jung Cheol Shin, John N. Hawkins.

Publisher

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Neubauer, Deane E.

Shin, Jung Cheol.

Hawkins, John N.

Research Call Number

JFD 14-1029