Format:
1 online resource (162 pages)
ISBN:
9783030442637
Content:
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Author and Contributors -- Higher Education and the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction -- 1 Origins and Transformations of Universities and Higher Education -- 1.1 Historical Origins of Contemporary Universities -- 1.2 The Classical Universities, Their Functions and Their Development -- 1.3 Latin American Universities -- 1.4 The University Reform Movement -- 2 Higher Education Institutions -- 2.1 Higher Education in a Comparative Perspective -- 2.2 Institutions and Organizations -- 2.3 Universities as Institutions -- 2.4 A Typology of University Institutions -- 3 Conclusions -- References -- New Challenges for Tertiary Education in the Twenty-First Century -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Importance of Knowledge for Economic and Social Development -- 3 Changing Education and Training Needs -- 4 Implications for Developing Countries -- 4.1 Quality and Relevance -- 4.2 Equity -- 4.3 Financing Challenges -- 4.4 Governance -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Transformation of Higher Education in Latin America: From Elite Access to Massification and Universalisation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Great Transformation in Higher Education -- 3 Institutional Diversification and Privatization of Provision and Funding -- 4 Changes in the Latin American Idea of a University -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- The Diffusion of Policies for Quality Assurance in Latin America: International Trends and Domestic Conditions -- 1 Sustaining the Diffusion of Quality Assurance Policies in Higher Education -- 2 The Building Blocks of the Quality Assurance Policies: A Brief Overview -- 3 Spreading Quality Assurance Policies in Latin America: An Overview -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Expanding Access and Improving Equity in Higher Education: The National Systems Perspective -- 1 Introduction.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783030442620
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783030442620
Language:
English
