The Palgrave Handbook of Asia Pacific Higher Education

Front Matter....Pages i-xxx
Front Matter....Pages 1-4
Framing Essay Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Historical Context....Pages 5-23
A Journey Back to the Center: Asian Higher Education in Global Context....Pages 25-37
Asian Higher Education: Achievements, Challenges, Prospects....Pages 39-55
Prospects for Higher Education in the Midst of Globalization....Pages 57-72
Globalization and the Transformation of Asian Higher Education....Pages 73-88
Public Good in Asian Higher Education....Pages 89-99
Strategies for Higher Education in the Contemporary Era: Public–Private Partnerships and Regional Cooperation....Pages 101-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-112
Regionalization of Higher Education in Asia: Functional, Organizational, and Political Approaches....Pages 113-127
Regional Trends in Asian Higher Education....Pages 129-139
Regionalization of Higher Education in Asia....Pages 141-156
The International Branch Campus: Cloistered Community or Agent of Social Change?....Pages 157-172
China’s Approach Toward HE Regional Cooperation with ASEAN....Pages 173-182
Transformation of Higher Education Systems in the Dynamics of Contemporary Globalization: The Case of Japan....Pages 183-193
Cross-Currents in Asian Higher Education....Pages 195-210
Prospects of Higher Education in the Asian Region with Specific Reference to China....Pages 211-226
Cultural Challenges Facing East Asian Higher Education: A Preliminary Assessment....Pages 227-245
Can East Asian Universities Break the Spell of Hierarchy? The Challenge of Seeking an Inherent Identity....Pages 247-260
Reforms of University Governance and Management in Asia: Effects on Campus Culture....Pages 261-277
The Driving Forces of Higher Education: Westernization, Confucianism, Economization, and Globalization....Pages 279-291
Front Matter....Pages 293-295
Higher Education Inequality in East and Southeast Asia....Pages 297-314
Front Matter....Pages 293-295
Higher Education in China: Massification, Accessibility, and Quality Issues....Pages 315-330
Equity and Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific....Pages 331-344
Higher Education Capacity for What? Balancing Issues of Equity, Efficiency, Choice, and Excellence....Pages 345-363
Higher Education in Cambodia: Challenges to Promote Greater Access and Higher Quality....Pages 365-380
Quality Assurance in Asian Higher Education: Challenges and Prospects....Pages 381-392
Current Issues with Accreditation in the USA....Pages 393-407
Impact of Globalization on Japanese Higher Education Policy: Examining Government Control and Quality Assurance....Pages 409-421
After Massification and Response to Internationalization: Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Taiwan and Hong Kong....Pages 423-438
The Paradigm Shift on Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Taiwan....Pages 439-451
Front Matter....Pages 453-454
Massification of Chinese Higher Education: Policies and Practices....Pages 455-467
Higher Education in Malaysia....Pages 469-482
Pushing for Globalized Higher Education in the Philippines: Advances and Challenges....Pages 483-496
Situating Higher Education in China: From Universal History to the Research Paradigm....Pages 497-509
Thai Higher Education....Pages 511-530
Higher Education in India: Against the Backdrop of the Evolving Political Economy....Pages 531-545
Singapore: A Small Nation with Big Dreams of Being a Global Schoolhouse....Pages 547-560
Higher Education in Indonesia: Contemporary Challenges in Governance, Access, and Quality....Pages 561-581
Australian Higher Education....Pages 583-595
New Zealand Universities: The Prospects and Pitfalls of Globalizing Higher Education....Pages 597-613
Higher Education Institutions and ASEAN: Current Trends and Implications for Future Innovation and Change....Pages 615-624
Front Matter....Pages 453-454
The Rapid Growth of Higher Education in South Korea: Achievements, Dilemmas, and Resolutions....Pages 625-639
Vietnam: The Demand for Change and the Direction Taken....Pages 641-652
Higher Education in Kazakhstan....Pages 653-663
Back Matter....Pages 665-691