International Assistance and State-University Relations

Informationen zum Autor Jo Bastiaens is the Program Director of the Center for Intercultural Management and International Communication the University College Mechelen in Belgium. He worked for over 15 years as a staff member or consultant with bilateral and multilateral development agencies Klappentext This book explores the goals! efforts and outcomes of international assistance to higher education over the past three decades and investigates how these have impacted changing State-university relations. Focusing on the case study of Indonesia! Bastiaens demonstrates how international aid facilitated and at times actively encouraged changing patterns of state-university relations from state control towards greater institutional autonomy. Through the use of various case studies from throughout the country and critical analysis of the relationships between international donors and domestic reformers! Bastiaens shows how the educational system of Indonesia was able to diversify resources! generate income! and become increasingly autonomous from government. Zusammenfassung This book explores the goals, efforts and outcomes of international assistance to higher education over the past three decades and investigates how these have impacted changing State-university relations. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. International Assistance Goals 3. International Donor Efforts 4. Outcomes 5. Assistance and Autonomy: Possibility or Contradiction? Annexes.

Product details

• Authors: Jo Bastiaens, Jo (Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen Bastiaens, Bastiaens Jo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.10.2008
• EAN: 9780415990745
• ISBN: 978-0-415-99074-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Studies in Higher Education; Studies in Higher Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, Asia, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Finance, Regional Studies, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Regional / International studies, Philosophy and theory of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Regional Geography, Higher education, tertiary education, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher