Full Description
Recognizing that institutes of higher education function simultaneously in local and global contexts, this volume explores the applications of domestic and global policies in a range of industrialized nations in North America and Australia, and developing ones of Brazil, Indonesia, Myanmar, and in Southern Africa and the Caribbean
The chapters focus on policies relating to global matters such as diversity, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) innovations, and development amid natural disasters and conflicts. In each case, authors consider how policies were envisioned, how they compare to the realities of implementation, and how far they have been successfully supported by the communities and translated into legislations and formal or informal programs. Based upon decades of research and executive positions by senior scholars and perspectives of emerging professionals, the volume concentrates on motifs that portray relationships among policies and comparative analysis that reveals the need for global collaborations.
This important book will be of great interest to researchers, scholars, postgraduates, and government and philanthropic professionals in the fields of higher education, public and educational policy, comparative education, and international affairs.
Contents
Foreword: Ruminations on Diplomacy and Public and Universities Policies 1. The Salience of Policies Affecting Higher Education Part 1: Concepts and Applications of Policies for Inclusiveness 2. Community-University Learning and Engagement in Canada. Is the System Shifting in a Big Enough Way? Yes and No. 3. Policy and Praxis Implications of Australian Higher Education in "Closing the Gap" 4. From Inequality to the Democratization of University Access: Illustrations of Public and Educational Policies in Brazil 5. Beacons of Hope: How Two-Year Minority Serving Institutions Serve the Needs of the Local and International Students Part 2: STEM and Funding Policies Among Nations 6. The Evolution of National STEM Policies and Their Applications in Cross-National University Environments in the United States and England 7. The Influence of Policies on the Diffusion of Innovations in Higher Education in the Southern African Development Community Region 8. Re-thinking the Funding of Higher Education: Choices of Regional Governments, The University of the West Indies (UWI), and Individual Campuses Part 3: Diplomacy and Educational Policies Amid Disasters and Conflicts 9. Responding to Extensive Disasters Amid Changing Times for Universities: Creating and Altering Policies in Turbulent Rhythms 10. Designing a University Women's Leadership Institute: Meeting Challenges in Post-Conflict and Transitional Societies 11. Policies and Leadership for Intellectual Migrations: University Case Studies from Fulbrights in Indonesia and Myanmar Part 4: Creativity and Realities for Universities in Changing Eras 12. Policy Innovations Amid Opportunities and Challenges
