Asian Universities: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges

Since 1980, higher education access and endorsement have grown more dramatically in Asia than in any other area of the world. Both developed and developing nations are witnessing rapid expansion in the higher education sector. Nor is this progress entirely quantitative: a number of Asian universities are on a par with the finest institutions of higher education in the U.S. and Europe. Until now, however, there has been little historical analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801880378
• ISBN13: 9780801880377
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary