Understanding Global Higher Education: Insights from Key Global Publications

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-3
 Global: What is Wrong with Global Inequality in Higher Education?  (Elaine Unterhalter)....Pages 1-7
 Global: Affirmative Action Initiatives Around the World  (Laura Dudley Jenkins, Michele S. Moses)....Pages 9-11
 Global: Does Higher Education Expansion Equalize Income Distribution  (Martin Carnoy)....Pages 13-15
 United States: Beyond Bars–Boosting Higher Education For Prisoners  (Wagdy Sawahel)....Pages 17-20
 Europe: Roma Face Deteriorating Prospects  (William New)....Pages 21-24
 China: Massification Has Increased Inequalities  (Qiang Zha)....Pages 25-28
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 Global: A Good National System of Higher Education: The Lessons of the U21 Rankings  (Ross Williams)....Pages 33-35
 Canada: Canada’s Egalitarian Debate  (Daniel Zaretsky)....Pages 37-39
 Africa: Get Rankings Right For Africa, University Leaders Urge  (Karen Macgregor)....Pages 41-44
 Africa: Harmonization and Tuning: Integrating Africa  (Karola Hahn, Damtew Teferra)....Pages 45-48
 Chile: a New Approach for Classifying Chilean Universities  (Claudia Reyes, Pedro Rosso)....Pages 49-51
 United States: How to Revive the California Model  (Simon Marginson)....Pages 53-55
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 Africa: South Africa and the Illusion of free Higher Education  (Patrício Langa, Gerald Wangenge-Ouma, Jens Jungblut, Nico Cloete)....Pages 61-66
 Europe: Different Approaches to Fees for International Students  (Agnete Vabø, Jannecke Wiers-Jenssen)....Pages 67-69
 Australia: Why I Support the Deregulation of Higher Education  (Glyn Davis)....Pages 71-76
 Chile: Chilean Universities: Not So Tuition-Free After all  (Ariane de Gayardon, Andrés Bernasconi)....Pages 77-79
 Croatia: Croatia’s New Linear Tuition System: Students’ Friend or Foe?  (Lucia Brajkovic)....Pages 81-83
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 Global: What Makes a Good Higher Education Minister?  (Julien Jacqmin, Mathieu Lefebvre)....Pages 89-90
 Global: The Economic and Noneconomic Benefits of Tertiary Education in Low-Income Contexts  (Rebecca Schendel, Tristan Mccowan, Moses Oketch)....Pages 91-93
 Africa: Continent Needs its Own Science Indicators  (Watu Wamae)....Pages 95-97
 Europe: He Chief Hopes Bundling Programmes Will Pull in more Learners  (Ard Jongsma)....Pages 99-101
 North America: from ‘Soft Power’ to ‘Economic Diplomacy’  (Roopa Desai Trilokekar)....Pages 103-105
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 Global: Higher Education Conflict and Postconflict Conditions: Colombia and KenyA  (Iván F. Pacheco, Ane Turner Johnson)....Pages 111-113
 Europe: the Syrian Refugee Crisis and Higher Education  (Hans De Wit, Philip G. Altbach)....Pages 115-117
 Europe: a European Qualifications Passport for Refugees  (Terje Mørland, Stig Arne Skjerven)....Pages 119-121
 Global: Research Drives Understanding and Disruption of Work of Isis  (Matthew Francis)....Pages 123-125
 Pakistan: the Philosophical Battle for Campus Security  (Rafia Zakaria)....Pages 127-129
 Nigeria: Boko Haram Fear Grips Campuses, Displaces Students  (Tunde Fatunde)....Pages 131-133
 Japan: Where is Japan Headed after the Earthquake?  (Kazuko Suematsu)....Pages 135-136
 United States: Guns should be Banned From Campus  (John Woods)....Pages 139-141
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 Global: Yes, Mooc is the Global Higher Education Game Changer  (Simon Marginson)....Pages 147-150
 Global: Relax – Higher Education Won’t Be Killed By Moocs  (Stephen H. Foerster)....Pages 151-153
 Global: Moocs as Neocolonialism: Who Controls Knowledge?  (Philip G. Altbach)....Pages 155-157
 Global: More Work Needed in Blending Online and Onsite Learning  (Peta Lee)....Pages 159-161
 Developing Countries: Moocs in the Developing World: Hope or Hype?  (Ben Wildavsky)....Pages 163-165
 Global: Move Over Moocs – Collaborative Mooc 2.0 is Coming  (Yojana Sharma)....Pages 167-169
 Africa: Closing The Digital Gap in African Higher Education  (Anna Bon)....Pages 171-173
 Africa: Building on Digital Libraries’ Growing Momentum  (Gracian Chimwaza, Blessing Chataira, Chipo Msengezi)....Pages 175-178
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 Europe: The European Medieval Universities, from the Past and Today  (Miri Rubin)....Pages 183-186
 Global: The Misuses of the University  (Patti Mcgill Peterson)....Pages 187-188
 Africa: Developing Civic-Minded University Graduates  (Elaine Unterhalter)....Pages 189-191
 Africa: The Case for Developmental Universities  (Eric Fredua-Kwarteng)....Pages 193-197
 Australia: Critical Scholarship in a Hostile Climate: Academics and the Public  (Steve Tombs, David Whyte)....Pages 199-201
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 Global: Where Academics are Hounded as ‘Enemies’ of the State  (Brendan O’Malley)....Pages 207-212
 Global: University Autonomy and Academic Freedom: A Historical Perspective  (Kemal Gürüz)....Pages 213-215
 Arab World: Academic Freedom Key to Being World Class  (Ramez Maluf)....Pages 217-218
 Latin America: Crisis and Homesickness: A New Opportunity for Brain Gain in Latin America?  (Iván F. Pacheco)....Pages 219-221
 Global: Student Activism Remains a Potent Force Worldwide  (Philip G. Altbach, Manja Klemenčič)....Pages 223-225
 Global: How to Develop a Sense of Belonging  (Manja Klemenčič)....Pages 227-229
 South Korea: Student Stress Fuels Suicides as Standards Rise  (Karryn Miller)....Pages 231-233
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 Global: The Corruption of Ethics in Higher Education  (Stephen P. Heyneman)....Pages 239-242
 Global: Combating Unethical Behavior in Higher Education  (Robin Matross Helms)....Pages 243-245
 Global: Addicted to Success  (Irene Ogrizek)....Pages 247-252
 Africa: What can be Done to Tackle Corruption?  (Goolam Mohamedbhai)....Pages 253-256
 East Asia: Corruption Undermines Rise of East Asian Universities  (Rui Yang)....Pages 257-259
 Russia: The Unified State Exam in Russia: Problems and Perspectives  (Elena Denisova-Schmidt, Elvira Leontyeva)....Pages 261-263
Back Matter ....Pages 265-288