The transformation of global higher education, 1945 -2015

The transformation of global higher education, 1945 -2015 / Paul Tiyambe Zeleza.

This book explores some of the major forces and changes in higher education across the world between 1945 and 2015. This includes the explosions of higher education institutions and enrollments, a development captured by the notion of massification. There were also profound shifts in the financing a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zeleza, Paul Tiyambe, 1955- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Series:African histories and modernities.
Subjects:
Education, Higher.
higher education.
History: earliest times to present day.
General & world history.
Higher & further education, tertiary education.
History of education.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Education, Higher
History
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Tables ; Chapter 1: The Postwar Boom: The€Universalization of€Higher Education; Introduction; Institutional Explosion; Degrees of€Massification; Persistent Inequality; Demographic Destinies and€Other Disruptions; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Money Matters: Economic and€Occupational Disruptions; Introduction; Waves of€Privatization; The Cost-Sharing Craze; Shifting Economic and€Occupational Landscapes; Struggles for€Affordability and€Accountability; Conclusion; Notes; References.
  • Chapter 3: Disciplining Knowledges: Ruptures in€Academic SystemsIntroduction; Shifting Knowledge Landscapes; Disciplinary Restructuring; The Digital Academy; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4: Global Village: The€Competitive Challenges of€Internationalization; Academic Sojourns Abroad; Exporting Institutional Models; Regional Dimensions and€Actors; The Seductions and€Sanctions of€Rankings; Geographies and€Hierarchies of€Knowledge Collaboration; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 5: Quality Control: Struggles for€Accountability and€Value; Introduction.
  • The Invasion of€Assessment Culture The Curriculum Goes to€Market; The Unbundling of€Faculty Life; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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