International Studies in Higher Education

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1. Cross-border Partnerships in Higher Education

   Strategies and Issues

   Edited by Robin Sakamoto, David Chapman

   Series: International Studies in Higher Education

   Cross-border Partnerships in Higher Education looks beyond student and faculty exchanges to examine the myriad ways international colleges and universities work together as institutions. These partnerships have involved the creation of branch campuses, joint research and technology initiatives,...

   Published March 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. International Research Collaborations

   Much to be Gained, Many Ways to Get in Trouble

   Edited by Melissa S. Anderson, Nicholas H. Steneck

   Series: International Studies in Higher Education

   Encouraged by their institutions and governments and aided by advances in technology and communication, researchers increasingly pursue international collaborations with high hopes for scientific breakthroughs, intellectual stimulation, access to research equipment and populations, and the...

   Published March 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Tribes and Territories in the 21st Century

   Rethinking the significance of disciplines in higher education

   Edited by Paul Trowler, Murray Saunders, Veronica Bamber

   Series: International Studies in Higher Education

   The ‘tribes and territories’ metaphor for the cultures of academic disciplines and their roots in different knowledge characteristics has been used by those interested in university life and work since the early 1990s. This book draws together research, data and theory to show how higher education...

   Published January 10th 2012 by Routledge
4. Universities in the Knowledge Economy

   Higher education organisation and global change

   Edited by Paul Temple

   Series: International Studies in Higher Education

   Universities are fundamental to the contemporary knowledge economy. They directly and indirectly support economic growth in both developing and advanced economies. In addition to their traditional teaching and research functions, they often also have important roles in supporting regional...

   Published November 27th 2011 by Routledge
5. The Future University

   Ideas and Possibilities

   Edited by Ronald Barnett

   Series: International Studies in Higher Education

   As universities increasingly engage with the world beyond the classroom and the campus, those who work within higher education are left to examine how the university’s mission has changed. Official reviews and debates often forget to inquire into the purposes and responsibilities of universities,...

   Published August 23rd 2011 by Routledge
6. Universities and the Public Sphere

   Knowledge Creation and State Building in the Era of Globalization

   Edited by Brian Pusser, Ken Kempner, Simon Marginson, Imanol Ordorika

   Series: International Studies in Higher Education

   Universities have been propelled into the center of the global political economy of knowledge production by a number of factors: mass education, academic capitalism, the globalization of knowledge, the democratization of communication in the era of the Internet, and the emergence of the knowledge...

   Published August 3rd 2011 by Routledge
7. The Engaged University

   International Perspectives on Civic Engagement

   By David Watson, Robert Hollister, Susan E. Stroud, Elizabeth Babcock

   Series: International Studies in Higher Education

   The Engaged University is a comprehensive empirical account of the global civic engagement movement in higher education. In universities around the world, something extraordinary is underway. Mobilizing their human and intellectual resources, institutions of higher education are directly tackling...

   Published April 5th 2011 by Routledge
8. International Organizations and Higher Education Policy

   Thinking Globally, Acting Locally?

   Edited by Roberta Malee Bassett, Alma Maldonado-Maldonado

   Series: International Studies in Higher Education

   Higher Education operates in an increasingly global context, and yet the examination of what drives and moves the field has remained largely focused on domestic campus leaders, national governments and institutional actors. International Organizations and Higher Education Policy expands the...

   Published February 3rd 2011 by Routledge
9. Structuring Mass Higher Education

   The Role of Elite Institutions

   Edited by David Palfreyman, Ted Tapper

   Series: International Studies in Higher Education

   Undoubtedly the most important development in higher education in recent years has been the seemingly inexorable expansion of national systems. In a comparatively short time period many countries have moved from an elite to a mass model. Furthermore, expansion has invariably changed the whole...

   Published December 8th 2010 by Routledge
10. International Perspectives on the Governance of Higher Education

    Alternative Frameworks for Coordination

    Edited by Jeroen Huisman

    Series: International Studies in Higher Education

    Essential reading for policy makers, institutional leaders, managers, advisors, and scholars in the field of higher education, International Perspectives on the Governance of Higher Education analyzes how the governance of higher education systems has evolved in recent years. This volume is an...

    Published December 8th 2010 by Routledge