Technology and Workplace Skills for the Twenty-First Century: Asia Pacific Universities in the Globalized Economy

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Twenty-First Century Work Skills and Competencies....Pages 9-23
Social Media, Social Intelligence, and Emerging Trends in Higher Education Communication....Pages 25-36
How to Survive and Thrive: Educating the Technologically Adept for Success in the Twenty-First Century....Pages 37-48
Reshaping Higher Education for a Globalized Future....Pages 49-67
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
The Twenty-First Century Engineering Education: KMUTT Imagineering Program....Pages 71-75
Student Learning through Active Learning: How Learning Commons Support Students’ Independent Learning....Pages 77-93
The Politicization of the PhD and the Employability of Doctoral Graduates: An Australian Case Study in a Global Context....Pages 95-111
US Public Higher Education: The Challenge to Lower Costs and Increase Access and Quality....Pages 113-123
Teacher Education Innovation in Northeast Normal University of China: University Governments-Schools Partnership Program....Pages 125-131
Graduate Competencies: Issues and Solutions of Graduate Employability in Malaysia....Pages 133-148
Vietnam Higher Education and the Role of Learners in the Twenty-First Century....Pages 149-154
Determining Quality and Relevance in US Universities: Who Should Decide? And How Should They Decide?....Pages 155-174
Emerging New Identities for Public Universities: Implications for the Postgraduate Programs in University of Malaya....Pages 175-183
Internship Programs of Higher Education in Taiwan: Cases from Fu Jen Catholic University....Pages 185-198
Where to from Here?....Pages 199-208
Back Matter....Pages 209-222