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Higher Education in the BRICS Countries

Author : Simon Schwartzman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401795703
Total Pages : 493 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Higher Education in the BRICS Countries written by Simon Schwartzman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In spite of the increasing attention attributed to the rise in prominence of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries, few studies have looked at the ways in which broader social expectations with respect to the role of higher education across the BRICS have changed, or not, in recent years. Our point of departure is that, contrary to the conventional wisdom focusing on functionalistic perspectives, higher education systems are not just designed by governments to fulfill certain functions, but have a tendency for evolving in a rather unpredictable fashion as a result of the complex interplay between a number of internal and external factors. In reality, national higher education systems develop and change according to a complex process that encompasses the expectations of governmental agencies, markets, the aspirations of the population for the benefits of education, the specific institutional traditions and cultures of higher education institutions, and, increasingly so, the interests and strategies of the private firms entering and offering services in the higher education market. This basically means that it is of outmost importance to move away from conceiving of "universities" or "higher education" as single, monolithic actors or sector. One way of doing this is by investigating a selected number of distinct, but nonetheless interrelated factors or drivers, which, taken together, help determine the nature and scope of the social compact between higher education (its core actors and institutions) and society at large (government, industry, local communities, professional associations).

The Global Future of Higher Education and the Academic Profession

Author : P. Altbach
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230369790
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book The Global Future of Higher Education and the Academic Profession written by P. Altbach and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to critically analyze the future of higher education systems in the four BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - and the USA, analyzing academic salaries, contracts and working conditions and how national policy will affect the academic profession in each context.

University Expansion in a Changing Global Economy

Author : Martin Carnoy
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804786410
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book University Expansion in a Changing Global Economy written by Martin Carnoy and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-17 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of higher education in the world's four largest developing economies—Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Already important players globally, by mid-century, they are likely to be economic powerhouses. But whether they reach that level of development will depend in part on how successfully they create quality higher education that puts their labor forces at the cutting edge of the information society. Using an empirical, comparative approach, this book develops a broad picture of the higher education system in each country in the context of both global and local forces. The authors offer insights into how differing socioeconomic and historic patterns of change and political contexts influence developments in higher education. In asking why each state takes the approach that it does, this work situates a discussion of university expansion and quality in the context of governments' educational policies and reflects on the larger struggles over social goals and the distribution of national resources.

Education for sustainable development in BRICS

Author : Ewelina K. Niemczyk
Publisher : AOSIS
ISBN 13 : 1779952171
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (799 download)

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Book Synopsis Education for sustainable development in BRICS by : Ewelina K. Niemczyk

Download or read book Education for sustainable development in BRICS written by Ewelina K. Niemczyk and published by AOSIS. This book was released on 2023-03-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past ten years, the concept of education for sustainable development has become one of UNESCO’s key educational initiatives to address current global challenges. However, the attention was mainly devoted to primary and secondary education, and higher education was somewhat neglected. The primary focus on basic education has also diverted academic attention from the research exploring the relationship between higher education and sustainable development. Only recently has the academic discourse on this topic begun to gain ground. On that note, this book is meant to place higher education at the core of the necessary transformations to create awareness of more sustainable practices and policies.

BRICS: building education for the future; priorities for national development and international cooperation

Author : Leclercq, François
Publisher : UNESCO
ISBN 13 : 9231000470
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book BRICS: building education for the future; priorities for national development and international cooperation written by Leclercq, François and published by UNESCO. This book was released on 2014-09-22 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Higher Education in Russia

Author : Yaroslav Kuzminov
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421444151
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Higher Education in Russia written by Yaroslav Kuzminov and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, up-to-date look at modern Russian higher education. By the mid-eighteenth century, when the first university appeared in Russia, many European nations could boast of long and glorious university traditions. But Russia, with its poorly developed system of elementary and secondary education, lagged behind other European countries and seemed destined for a long spell of second-tier performance. Yet by the mid-twentieth century, the fully reformed system of Soviet higher education was perceived as an unexpected success, one that transformed the country into a major scientific power throughout the Cold War. Today, the international community is keeping close tabs on the fast development of world-class higher education in Russia, specifically its large-scale changes and reforms. Higher Education in Russia is the first comprehensive, up-to-date overview and analysis of modern Russian higher education. Aimed at a large international audience, it describes the current realities of higher education in Russia, as well as the main principles, logic, and relevant historical and cultural factors. Outlining the evolution of the higher education system in tsarist Russia throughout the nineteenth century, Yaroslav Kuzminov and Maria Yudkevich describe the development of its mass-scale higher education system from the end of the Second World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union and beyond. They also discuss the principal elements of today's Russian higher education system while exploring the system's governance model and the logic of its resource allocation. They touch on university selection, the structure of the country's academic profession, the organization of research, and the major excellence programs of leading universities. Illustrating the idea that the development of the higher education system is very much linked with the European experience, the authors argue that Russian higher education was often the domain of successful (and not so successful) education experiments and innovations. Higher Education in Russia is a must-read for scholars of higher education and Russian history alike.

Higher Education in the Global Age

Author : Daniel Araya
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135042373
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Higher Education in the Global Age written by Daniel Araya and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussions on globalization now routinely focus on the economic impact of developing countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union and Latin America. Only twenty-five years ago, many developing countries were largely closed societies. Today, the growing power of “emerging markets” is reordering the geopolitical landscape. On a purchasing power parity basis, emerging economies now constitute half of the world’s economic activity. Financial markets too are seeing growing integration: Asia now accounts for 1/3 of world stock markets, more than double that of just 15 years ago. Given current trajectories, most economists predict that China and India alone will account for half of global output by 2050 (almost a complete return to their positions prior to the Industrial Revolution). How is higher education shaping and being shaped by these massive tectonic shifts? As education rises as a geopolitical priority, it has converged with discussions on economic policy and a global labor market. As part of the Routledge Studies in Emerging Societies series, this edited collection focuses on the globalization of higher education, particularly the increasing symbiosis between advanced and developing countries. Bringing together senior scholars, journalists, and practitioners from around the world, this collection explores the relatively new and changing higher education landscape.

Critical Issues in South African Education

Author : Charl C. Wolhuter
Publisher : AOSIS
ISBN 13 : 1928523625
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book Critical Issues in South African Education written by Charl C. Wolhuter and published by AOSIS. This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main thesis of this book is that, given that South African education faces major challenges, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) constellation of states offers — thus far overlooked — a valuable tertium comparationis, a source of international comparative perspectives, to inform the domestic scholarly discourse on education. This book first investigates the national contexts and development of education in the BRICS countries, arguing that this grouping represents a valuable but yet overlooked field for illuminating South African education issues with international perspectives. The book consists of chapters arguing for and illustrating this thesis from a variety of angles. Common to all chapters is that authors used the comparative method in education, that is comparing the national education system, in their education societal context interrelationships, of the BRICS countries. The chapters focus on a number of critical issues in South African education, including the language of learning and teaching issue, the alignment of the world of education with the world of work, early childhood education, and the development of world-class universities. Regarding the last, for example, China has been the terrain of the most intensive national projects of establishing world-class universities, with Project 985, Project 211, and the “Double First Class University” project. The chapters demonstrate what South Africa, in approaching her education issues, can learn from the experience of the BRICS countries.

A New Dawn

Author : Deon Vos
Publisher : AOSIS
ISBN 13 : 1928523234
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book A New Dawn written by Deon Vos and published by AOSIS. This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BRICS is a significant player in the international arena. Thus, it is important for South Africa as a member of BRICS to explore the implications of the external and internal influences of BRICS. This includes comprehensive understanding of the international and national involvement of BRICS in education provision and introducing discovered influences in South African educational planning. The size of BRICS as international player, in different areas and on different levels, necessitates the research of its functioning and in this case the role of BRICS regarding education provisioning. Therefore, this research and analysis of the contribution of BRICS in education provision are an important addition to the field of effective Education. Through the preliminary literature reviews, we noticed that current studies often are quantitative in nature and lack comparative qualitative exploration about education development in BRICS countries. For this reason, the book titled BRICS Education: A new dawn, will contribute to the flourishment of quality education in South Africa and all BRICS nations. The book will also aim to encourage researchers to join efforts with other researchers of the five member states in order to learn from each other and to address common challenges. To that end, this research will generate scientific knowledge meant to maximize the readers, understanding of the current realities of the education aims at the national (each member state) and collective (BRICS organization) level. The authors of the book are interested in comparing the educational aims across the BRICS countries and explore how successfully these aims are being implemented on-the-ground. Through the discovering of similarities and differences in the educational aims of the five member states and the educational objectives of the BRICS-organization the readers of the book will be able to identify best practices that will allow member states to fulfill the education aims of the BRICS organization at large.

Decolonizing the Internationalization of Higher Education in the Global South

Author : Kleber Aparecido da Silva
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100383275X
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Decolonizing the Internationalization of Higher Education in the Global South written by Kleber Aparecido da Silva and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reconceives the internationalization of higher education from the perspective of Global-South researchers, empowering and giving visibility to this discourse. Challenging the first assumptions of internationalization of higher education (IHE) as something overwhelmingly positive owing to the way it directly impacts the university activities and their world rankings, it instead takes a critical perspective, acknowledging that this process is associated with a neo-liberal and colonial orientation that focuses on the maintenance of historically sustained hierarchy, oppressive relations that stimulate the production of knowledge, and education as a commodity and not as a factor of social transformation. As such, it challenges recent trends towards an increase in internationalization strategies within higher education that privilege Global-North outgoing mobilities and research collaborations to sustain the position of the educational institutions in the international rankings. From this locus, IHE is seen to evolve not only in the fields of teaching, research, and service of an educational institution but also to boost the world’s social development. The book thus illustrates how IHE should be guided by Critical Applied Linguistics (CAL) and Global South’s principles: applied linguistics, praxis, critical thinking, micro and macro relations, critical social inquiry, critical theory, problematizing givens, self-reflexivity, preferred futures, and heterosis. Comprising chapters that discuss academic, political, and administrative issues arising specifically from the internationalization process of Global-South higher education institutions as well as themes such as critical language education and language policies, it will appeal to faculty, researchers, and scholars with interests in higher education, international and comparative education, and the decolonization of education.

World University Rankings and the Future of Higher Education

Author : Downing, Kevin
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522508201
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book World University Rankings and the Future of Higher Education written by Downing, Kevin and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delivering quality education to students while remaining competitive at an international level is only one of the many challenges universities face today. To attain their goals, universities must adopt new strategies to achieve academic excellence. World University Rankings and the Future of Higher Education is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the implementation of a ranking system for higher education institutions, providing a thorough overview of the impacts of these rankings on educational quality. Exploring the benefits and challenges of this system in a global context, this book is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, students, administrators, and policy makers interested in the effects of university rankings in the education sector and beyond.

Handbook Of The Sociology Of Youth In Brics Countries

Author : Dwyer Tom
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9813148403
Total Pages : 1140 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Handbook Of The Sociology Of Youth In Brics Countries written by Dwyer Tom and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 1140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth are, by definition, the future. This book brings initial analyses to bear on youth in the five BRICS countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which are home to nearly half of the world's youth. Very little is known about these youth outside of their own countries since the mainstream views on "youth" and "youth culture" are derived from the available literature on youth in the industrialized West, which is home to a small part of the world's youth. This book aims to help fill in this gap. The handbook examines the state of youth, their past, present and permits the development of insights about future. The BRICS countries have all engaged in development processes and some remarkable improvements in young people's lives over recent decades are documented. However, the chapters also show that these gains can be undermined by instabilities, poor decisions and external factors in those countries. Periods of economic growth, political progress, cultural opening up and subsequent reversals rearticulate differently in each society. The future of youth is sharply impacted by recent transformations of economic, political and social realities. As new opportunities emerge and the influence of tradition on youth's lifestyles weakens and as their norms and values change, the youth enter into conflict with dominant expectations and power structures. The topics covered in the book include politics, education, health, employment, leisure, Internet, identities, inequalities and demographics. The chapters provide original insights into the development of the BRICS countries, and place the varied mechanisms of youth development in context. This handbook serves as a reference to those who are interested in having a better understanding of today's youth. Readers will become acquainted with many issues that are faced today by young people and understand that through fertile dialogues and cooperation, youth can play a role in shaping the future of the world. Contents: History of Concepts and Theoretical and Methodological Assumptions into Research on Youth: Knowledge about Youth in Brazil and the Challenges in Consolidating This Field of Study (Marilia Pontes Sposito)Historical, Theoretical and Methodological Background for Youth Studies in Russia (Mikhail K Gorshkov and Frants E Sheregi)Sociology of Youth: Substantive and Conceptual Issues (N Jayaram)Chinese Youth Studies in a Changing Society (Meng Lei)Review of Historical and Contemporary Concepts and Theoretical Assumptions in Youth Studies of South Africa (Mokong Simon Mapadimeng)Demographic Characteristics of Youth: Youth in Brazil: Concepts, Issues and Socio-Demographic Characteristics (Celi Scalon and Lygia Costa)Demographics of Youth in Russia (Sergei V Zakharov and Ekaterina S Mitrofanova)Indian Youth Population: Socio-Demographic Characteristics (Vinod Chandra)Demographic Characteristics of Chinese Youth (Zhang Yi and Tian Feng)The Demographic Profile of Youth in South Africa: Past, Present and Future (Martin E Palamuleni)Identity and Generation: Youth Generations and Processes of Identity Formation in Brazil (Wivian Weller and Lucélia de Moraes Braga Bassalo)Russian Youth: Specifics of Identities and Values (Svetlana V Mareeva)Contemporary Youth: Change of Referent, Loss of Identity (Ashok Kaul and Chittaranjan Das Adhikary)Youth Culture and Social Ecology: State, Market, Technology, and Grassroots Participation (Meng Lei)South African Youth Identity and Generation (Jayanathan Govender)Consumption and Leisure: Young

Global Perspectives on Higher Education

Author : Philip G. Altbach
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421419262
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Global Perspectives on Higher Education written by Philip G. Altbach and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2016-04 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The single best book on higher education as a global phenomenon. Over the past half-century, globalization has had a profound impact on postsecondary education. The twin forces of mass higher education and the global knowledge economy have driven an unprecedented transformation. These fundamental changes have pulled in opposite directions: one pushes for wider access and accompanying challenges of quality, the other toward exclusive, “world class” research-oriented universities. In Global Perspectives on Higher Education, renowned higher education scholar Philip G. Altbach offers a wide-ranging perspective on the implications of these key forces and explores how they influence academe everywhere. Altbach begins with a discussion of the global trends that increasingly affect higher education, including the implications of mass enrollments, the logic of mass higher education systems around the world, and specific challenges facing Brazil, Russia, India, and China. He considers the numerous implications of globalization, including the worldwide use of the English language, university cross-border initiatives, the role of research universities in developing countries, the impact of the West on Asian universities, and the expansion of private higher education. Provocative and wide-ranging, Global Perspectives on Higher Education considers how the international exchange of ideas, students, and scholars has fundamentally altered higher education.

The Global Future of Higher Education and the Academic Profession

Author : P. Altbach
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230369790
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book The Global Future of Higher Education and the Academic Profession written by P. Altbach and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to critically analyze the future of higher education systems in the four BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - and the USA, analyzing academic salaries, contracts and working conditions and how national policy will affect the academic profession in each context.

The Palgrave International Handbook of Higher Education Policy and Governance

Author : Jeroen Huisman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137456175
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Book Synopsis The Palgrave International Handbook of Higher Education Policy and Governance by : Jeroen Huisman

Download or read book The Palgrave International Handbook of Higher Education Policy and Governance written by Jeroen Huisman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This state-of-the-art reference collection addresses the major themes, theories and key concepts related to higher education policy and governance on an international scale in one accessible volume. Mapping the field and showcasing current research and theorizations from diverse perspectives and authoritative scholars, this essential guide will assist readers in navigating the myriad concepts and themes involved in higher education policy and governance research and practice. Split into two sections, the first explores a range of policy concepts, theories and methods including governance models, policy instruments, institutionalism and organizational change, new public management and multi-level governance. The second section addresses salient themes such as institutional governance, funding, quality, employability, accountability, university rankings, widening participation, gender, inequalities, technology, student involvement and the role of higher education in society. Global in its perspective and definitive in content, this one-stop volume will be an indispensable reference resource for a wide range of academics, students and researchers in the fields of education, education policy, sociology, social and public policy, political science and for leadership.

Building Higher Education Cooperation with the EU

Author : Elizabeth Balbachevsky
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004445420
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Building Higher Education Cooperation with the EU written by Elizabeth Balbachevsky and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building Higher Education Cooperation with the EU: Challenges and Opportunities from Four Continents offers a detailed study of higher education cooperation between the EU and four continents with an examination of the challenges and opportunities. These findings have enabled the development of a new understanding of the internationalisation of higher education.

Globalisation and Teacher Education in the Brics Countries

Author : Ian Menter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781032470771
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Globalisation and Teacher Education in the Brics Countries written by Ian Menter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2024-08-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume critically engages with the debate on teacher education systems in the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), considering the effects of contemporary globalisation processes on each differing geographic location. Written by leading researchers from the BRICS countries, chapters reveal the processes present in these countries regarding the often-problematic relationships between research, policy and practice, as well as the extent of integration between higher education institutions and basic schools, with particular emphasis on teachers' professional development. With a particular focus on the role of research and positioning of the school practicum, the book offers new insights into the processes of educational globalisation. It presents comparative discussions of the development of BRICS and the significance of education and preparation of teachers between the five nations, each with differing educational traditions. Ultimately, this book provides a unique picture of teacher education systems across these five countries and offers new perspectives that will enrich the work of scholars, students, and researchers in the fields of international and comparative education, education policy and politics, globalisation and teacher education. Policy makers and teacher educators involved in globalisation studies may also benefit from the volume more broadly.