Comparative Higher Education: Knowledge, the University, and Development

by Philip G. Altbach

Book Overview

Higher education is increasingly international. The issues that affect universities in one country are important globally. There are a myriad of links among academic systems worldwide. Comparative Higher Education is the first book to systematically explore many of the most important implications of the globalization of higher education. It explores the links among universities, including foreign students and scholars, the impact of the Western higher...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567503810
• ISBN13: 9781567503814
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"