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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Education Across Borders
    sub title: Politics, Policy and Legislative Action
  name:
    name part: Fegan, James.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Field, Malcolm H.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: ne
    date issued: 2009
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XXIV, 236 p. online resource.
  abstract: With contributions from world-renowned experts with years of collective experience in "across-border" education, this volume focuses on the implications of globalization in higher education. In particular, it looks at relations between states and institutions that do not normally attract attention. The chapters analyze the interactions between the South and the North, consider the challenges for "non-elite" institutions, and examine the potential for knowledge flow and creation in across-border partnerships. Higher education in nearly every corner of the globe is facing pressures to participate in a growing and interconnected international community of researchers, students, administrators and governmental and non-governmental organizations. Politicians in many countries have been swayed by arguments in favor of reforming the sector, and new policies and legislation have quickly emerged. Developing "world-class" educational institutions is an admirable aim, but without grass-roots reform in other areas, such as basic education, management and leadership, it could backfire. "Across-border" education is inevitable, but how states and institutions approach the opportunities will affect the rewards reaped. The editors’ aim has been to bring to the discussion the voices of experienced administrators and scholars who have been working to increase and improve the opportunities for cross-border education. The expert authors are not merely providing a collection of theoretical notions, but real insight into the politics, policies and legislation that surround cross-border interactions. While this is not a legal book, nor a policy book, it provides a useful guide for academic, administrator and student alike about some of the concerns and opportunities that are present in across-border education. "Educational opportunities at all levels, and in all countries, are being constantly expanded by globalization, the digital revolution, and the mobility of students and educators. In…
  table of contents: Introduction: Crossing Borders Is Inevitable in Higher Education -- From Innocence to Experience: The Politics and Projects of Cross-Border Higher Education -- Cross-Border Higher Education and National Systems of Education -- The Interconnection Between Australia’s International Education Industry and Its Skilled Migration Programs -- Scientific Capacity Building Across Borders in Latin America: A Case Study on Inclusion -- Reflections on the Cross-Cultural Delivery of an Information Systems Degree in China -- Elearning in European Higher Education: An Analysis of Present Practice in Ireland, Portugal, and the UK, with Lessons for the Bologna Process -- Borrowing Ideas Across Borders: Lessons from the Academic Advocacy of “Chinese-English Bilingual Education” in China -- A Support Network for Primary School Teachers in the Punjab: Challenges of Policy and Practice -- Perspectives and Perplexities Regarding Transnational Teacher Migration Between South Africa and the United Kingdom -- Developing a Collaborative Community: Guidelines for Establishing a Computer-Mediated Language Learning Project Between a Developed and a Developing Country -- Pathways in International Education: An Analysis of Global Pathways Enabling Students to Articulate from Secondary School to Higher Education in a Transnational Context -- Regional Universities in the Global Market: The Case of HUE -- Postscript: Passion and Professionalism.
  note: edited by James Fegan, Malcolm H. Field.
  subject:
    topic: Education
  subject:
    topic: International education
  subject:
    topic: Comparative education
  subject:
    topic: Educational policy
  subject:
    topic: ducation and state
  subject:
    topic: Education
  subject:
    topic: Educational Policy and Politics
  subject:
    topic: International and Comparative Education
  classification: LC8-6691
  classification: 379
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      title: Springer eBooks
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