The Forefront of International Higher Education - A Festschrift in Honor of Philip G. Altbach

This book honors the academic trajectory and global impact of Philip G. Altbach, one of the most important education comparativists worldwide for over forty years. From his early writings on India and student activism to his recent work on research universities, Altbach has served as a key developer of the expansion of the field to include comparative higher education. His capacity to find, support, and gather the best minds around the world, to organize research teams in order to explore the most relevant issues on comparative higher education has earned him international recognition. His service to the field of comparative higher education is invaluable and incomparable. This festschrift contains original pieces from colleagues and former students following a twofold discussion: the most relevant topics on comparative higher education and particular Altbach's contributions to this field of work.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Alma Maldonado-Maldonado and Roberta Malee Bassett.- 1. The Complexity of Higher Education. A Career in Academics and Activism; Philip G. Altbach.- PART 1: Academic Profession.- PART 2: Internationalization of Higher Education.- PART 3: Academic Mobility.- PART 4: Regional Perspectives.- PART 5: Global Perspectives.- PART 6: World-Class Universities.- PART 7: Philip G. Altbach-The Teacher.- 24. Final Remarks; Roberta Malee Bassett and Alma Maldonado.

Zusammenfassung

This book honors the academic trajectory and global impact of Philip G. Altbach, one of the most important education comparativists worldwide for over forty years. From his early writings on India and student activism to his recent work on research universities, Altbach has served as a key developer of the expansion of the field to include comparative higher education. His capacity to find, support, and gather the best minds around the world, to organize research teams in order to explore the most relevant issues on comparative higher education has earned him international recognition. His service to the field of comparative higher education is invaluable and incomparable. This festschrift contains original pieces from colleagues and former students following a twofold discussion: the most relevant topics on comparative higher education and particular Altbach’s contributions to this field of work.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Roberta Malee Bassett (Herausgeber), Alma Maldonado Maldonado (Herausgeber), Alm Maldonado-Maldonado (Herausgeber), Alma Maldonado-Maldonado (Herausgeber), Malee Bassett (Herausgeber), Malee Bassett (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9789401779821
• ISBN: 978-94-0-177982-1
• Seiten: 329
• Abmessung: 155 mm x 18 mm x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 523 g
• Illustration: XI, 329 p. 12 illus., 8 illus. in color.
• Serien: Higher Education Dynamics; Higher Education Dynamics
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Erwachsenenbildung; B, Bildungssysteme und -strukturen, Bildungsstrategien und -politik, Educational Policy, Education, International and Comparative Education, higher education, Educational strategies & policy, Educational Policy and Politics, Education and state, Comparative education, International education, World-Class Universities, Massification of Higher Education, Policy Development in Education, Reforms in Higher Education, Phil Altbach