International Studies in Higher Education

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1. The Global Student Experience

   An International and Comparative Analysis

   Edited by Camille Kandiko, Mark Weyers

   Series: International Studies in Higher Education

   There are 100 million students in higher education throughout the world today. This collection provides some indication of what are they are learning and of their wider experiences. It also outlines the changing global context of provision for undergraduate students as countries and universities...

   Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge
2. 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 February 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. 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 February 13th 2013 by Routledge
4. 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 February 13th 2013 by Routledge
5. 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 November 27th 2012 by Routledge
6. 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 October 16th 2012 by Routledge
7. Academic and Professional Identities in Higher Education

   The Challenges of a Diversifying Workforce

   Edited by Celia Whitchurch, George Gordon

   Series: International Studies in Higher Education

   The latest volume in the Routledge International Studies in Higher Education Series, Academic and Professional Identities in Higher Education: The Challenges of a Diversifying Workforce, reviews the implications of new forms of academic and professional identity, which have emerged largely as a...

   Published October 1st 2012 by Routledge
8. Universities and Regional Development

   A Critical Assessment of Tensions and Contradictions

   Edited by Rómulo Pinheiro, Paul Benneworth, Glen A. Jones

   Series: International Studies in Higher Education

   Universities are under increasing pressure to help promote socio-economic growth in their local communities. However until now, no systematic, critical attention has been paid to the factors and mechanisms that currently make this process so daunting. In Universities and Regional Development,...

   Published June 6th 2012 by Routledge
9. 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
10. 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