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Title

Higher education in Vietnam : flexibility, mobility and practicality in the global knowledge economy / Ly Tran [and others].

Author

Tran, Ly Thi

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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Description

xiii, 263 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

"Higher and tertiary education have become crucial to modern economies and societies. As a nation, Vietnam has great potential and its secondary school students perform very well in comparative international tests, yet its universities and colleges are poor-performing, under-funded and slow to change compared to those in neighbouring East Asian nations like China and South Korea. Why is this the case - and what can be done about it? Higher Education in Vietnam dissects the problems and provides constructive and well-located solutions, combining reform with Vietnam's strong educational tradition, for the transformation of higher education in governance, funding, curriculum, quality assurance, internationalization, language policy, research and vocational training. Written by a team of expert insiders with international experience, this book is the first comprehensive diagnosis and prescription for higher education in Vietnam and establishes a distinctive Vietnamese pathway for modernization in the global knowledge economy"--

Series Statement

Palgrave studies in global higher education

Uniform Title

Palgrave studies in global higher education.

Subject

• Education, Higher > Vietnam
• Higher education and state > Vietnam
• EDUCATION > Higher
• EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General
• EDUCATION > Philosophy & Social Aspects
• EDUCATION > Comparative
• Hochschule
• Vietnam

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-259) and index.

Contents

INTRODUCTION : 1. Education for Flexibility, Practicality and Mobility -- PART I. STUDENTS AND STRUCTURES : 2. Higher and Tertiary Education in Vietnam -- 3. Towards More Flexible Organization -- 4. Curriculum and Pedagogy -- 5. The Student Self -- PART II. THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE : 6. Internationalisation -- 7. Policy Borrowing -- 8. Foreign Language Policy -- PART III. EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES : 9. Research in Universities -- 10. Vocational Education and Training -- CONCLUSION 11 : Modernization with Vietnamese Character.

Call Number

JFD 14-5768

ISBN

• 9781137436474
• 1137436476

LCCN

2014024802

OCLC

883869379

Author

Tran, Ly Thi, author.

Title

Higher education in Vietnam : flexibility, mobility and practicality in the global knowledge economy / Ly Tran [and others].

Publisher

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Palgrave studies in global higher education

Palgrave studies in global higher education.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-259) and index.

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Research Call Number

JFD 14-5768