基本説明
Volume I deals with academic freedom, university governance and management, European integration, quality and assessment, teaching, student political activism, scientific research, private institutions, technology and other contemporary events. Volume II provides basic statistical data and covers the development of a nation's universities and their role in society, student and faculty issues, university-government relations, and other contemporary concerns.
Full Description
This publication provides a central, authoritative reference source on the most essential topics of higher education. The International Handbook of Higher Education combines a rich diversity of scholarly perspectives with a wide range of internationally derived descriptions and analyses. Chapters in the first volume cover central themes in the study of higher education, while contributors to the second volume focus on contemporary higher education issues within specific countries or regions. Together, these volumes provide a centralized, easily accessible, yet scholarly source of information.
Research scholars and graduate level students in higher education and related fields will find the Handbook useful for advancing their exploration of these central issues, while policymakers and academic administrators will find the thoughtful essays on a particular topic useful for decision-making. Overall, this Handbook provides a centralized collection of scholarship on an essential worldwide social institution.
Contents
Part One: Global Themes and Contemporary Challenges. Acknowledgments. About the Editors. About the Contributors.- Part Two: Regions and Countries. Preface to Volume Two.- Section 1 Regional Perspectives.- Section 2 National Perspectives.- About the Editors. About the Contributors.- Index.
