UID:
almafu_9959328149702883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781119509905
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1119509904
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9781119509929
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1119509920
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9781119509912
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1119509912
Content:
"This book is a critical account of the history, evolution and challenges of higher education in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, with important reflections on other systems, notably those in the US, UK, Korea and Japan. In addition to hardware and software, it introduces the concept of software in global higher education and analyses its importance for internationalization and the pursuit of excellence. In an age where robots and artificial intelligence are impacting our jobs and our daily lives, its critical analysis and insightful reflections provide considerable value for a range of global stakeholders interested in higher education reform to nurture talent and promote innovation to prepare students for an unpredictable future. Professor Kuos perspective provides considerable value for a range of global stakeholders both in the east and the west. As American universities awake to the realization that the demand for higher education is an increasingly global phenomena, his contribution could not be more timely." Mike Crow, PhD President, Arizona State University Way Kuo advances a powerful historical argument for the means to achieve excellence in Asian universities. His recipe is bold leadership, combining excellence in teaching and research, and embracing the lessons of western university successes and failures. A superb combination of history and forward thinking." Michael Kotlikoff, VMD, PhD Provost, Cornell University "Ways book is not just about the past or the present. Rather, it offers useful insights into the future. In an age where robots and artificial intelligence are impacting our jobs and our daily lives, he introduces the concept of soulware and analyzes its importance for higher education." G.P. Bud Peterson, PhD President, Georgia Institute of Technology "Wisdom is the ultimate goal of higher education. It is the illumination of that wisdom among audiences, English-speaking or Chinese-speaking, to which Way Kuos book hopes to kindle a spark." Frank H. Shu, PhD President, 2002-06, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan University Professor, University of California System"--
Content:
"This book is a critical account of the history, evolution and challenges of higher education in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, with important reflections on other systems, notably those in the US, UK, Korea and Japan. In addition to hardware and software, it introduces the concept of "software" in global higher education and analyses its importance for internationalization and the pursuit of excellence. In an age where robots and artificial intelligence are impacting our jobs and our daily lives, its critical analysis and insightful reflections provide considerable value for a range of global stakeholders interested in higher education reform to nurture talent and promote innovation to prepare students for an unpredictable future. "Professor Kuo's perspective provides considerable value for a range of global stakeholders both in the east and the west. As American universities awake to the realization that the demand for higher education is an increasingly global phenomena, his contribution could not be more timely.""--
Note:
Includes index.
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Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Foreword by G.P. "Bud" Peterson; Foreword by Yong Qiu; Foreword by Frank H. Shu; Trump vs Roosevelt: A Historical Overview; Introduction; PART I: The Internationalization of Higher Education; Chapter 1: Internationalization without Soulware; International Branch Campuses around the World; Essence of Internationalization; Hardware and Software; Soulware; Anonymous Letters and Surreptitious Whispers; Localization; Chapter 2: Higher Education in Post-1980 England, Wales, and Northern Ireland; A Tale of Two Territories; From Elite to Mass Higher Education
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Achievements and Failures of University ReformsIncrease in Tuition Fees; Financing; Chapter 3: On Universities across the Strait; Higher Education in Hong Kong; Education Reforms in Taiwan; Second Rise of Mainland Universities; Common Characteristics for Higher Education across the Strait; Low Tuition Policy in Universities across the Strait; Comparing Students Studying Abroad; Exchanges of the Cross-Strait Students; Undergraduate Degrees Granted by Universities across the Strait; Learning from Global Experience; Declining Birth Rate; Chapter 4: Simplicity Is the Ultimate Sophistication
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A Good System Should Make It Easy for One to Do the Right Thing and Hard to Do the Wrong ThingAvoid Using the Right Solution for the Wrong Problem; Models: Not to Be Trusted Completely, but Useful as a Reference; Strive for the Best; Chapter 5: Blind Spots and Loss of Scholarship; Selection of University Leaders; Being Humble in the Quest for Talent; Be Sincere When Knocking on Doors; Publish Peer-Reviewed Papers; Subcontractors of Academic Papers; Content and Form; Chapter 6: Languages Carry Doctrine; Mutuality in Communication; Communication Requires Cultural Understanding
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Communication Should Be Genuine and with SubstanceWherein Lies the True Beauty of Tang Poetry?; Popular Courses at Harvard; Light Up Our Campus with Humor; From Jokes about Teaching to Importance of Content; Chapter 7: English, English Alone -- Distorted View of Communication; English, English Alone; English, Chinese, and Korean; Writing Contests; English on University Campuses across the Strait; South Korea and Japan; Asian Higher Education Market; Remarks; PART II: Integration of Teaching with Research; Chapter 8: Integration of Teaching and Research -- The Essence of University
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Perfecting Skills Coupled with ResearchInvestigation for New Knowledge; Disputes over Teaching Versus Research Universities; Research and Teaching, Not A Zero-Sum Game; Whoever Questions, Learns; Teaching without Research Is like Driving after Drinking; Chapter 9: Practicing the Integration of Teaching and Research; Four Types of Universities; What Else for A University besides Teaching?; Students Are the Reason for Universities to Exist; Remove Restrictions and Establish Clear Positioning; Income and Social Status; Higher Education Is Costly; Examinations?; Concluding with Another Story
Additional Edition:
Print version: Kuo, Way, 1951- Soulware. Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Scrivener, 2019 ISBN 9781119509899
Language:
English
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119509929
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119509929
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119509929
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