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Institutionalization of World-Class University in Global Competition

Moving the academic debate on from its current focus on development to a more nuanced sociological perspective, this fresh research is a collaboration between academics in Asia and Europe that assesses the factors shaping world-class universities as institutional social systems as well as national c...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Shin, Jung Cheol. (Editor), Kehm, Barbara M. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:The Changing Academy <U+0013> The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective ; 6
Subjects:
Education.
Education, Higher.
Higher Education.
International and Comparative Education.
Educational Policy and Politics.
Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4975-7
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The World-class University in Different Systems and Contexts; J.C. Shin and B.M. Kehm
  • Part A. Background of WCU Worldwide
  • 2. The World-class University: Concept and Policy Initiatives; J. C. Shin
  • 3. The Global Research and the <U+0018>World-class<U+0019> Universities; W. Ma
  • 4. World-class Universities: The Sector Requirements; S. Heyneman and J. Lee
  • 5. Nation-states, Educational Traditions and the WCU Project; S. Marginson
  • Part B. WCUs in non-English Speaking Advanced Systems
  • 6. To Be or Not to Be? The Impacts of the Excellence Initiative on the German System of Higher Education; B.M. Kehm
  • 7. Reconciling Republican <U+0018>Egaliť and Global Excellence Values in French Higher Education; L. Cremonini, P. Benneworth, F. Westerheijden and H. Dauncey
  • 8. Challenges for Top Japanese Universities when Establishing a New Global Identity: Seeking a New Paradigm after <U+001c>World Class ; A. Yonezawa
  • Part C. WCUs in non-English Speaking Developing Systems
  • 9. World-class University in Korea: Proactive Government, Responsive University, and Procrastinating Academics; J.C. Shin and Y.S. Jang
  • 10. Building a World-class University in China; Y. Luo
  • 11. The Challenges for Establishing World-class Universities in Taiwan; D. Chang
  • Part D. WCUs in English Speaking Developing Systems
  • 12. Malaysia<U+0019>s World-class University Ambition: An Assessment; M. Sirat
  • 13. Peering through the dust of construction: Singapore<U+0019>s efforts to build WCUs; K.C. Ho
  • 14. Frameworks for Creating Research Universities: The Hong Kong Case; G. Postiglione and J. Jung
  • Conclusion
  • 15. Universalizing the University in a World Society; F.O. Ramirez and J.W. Meyer
  • 16. World-class University across Higher Education systems: Similarities, Differences, and Challenges; J.C. Shin and B.M. Kehm. - Index.

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