University of the World A Case for a World University System /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Lenzen, Dieter (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Higher education.; Higher Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; International and Comparative Education.; Education, general.

In this book, Dieter Lenzen analyzes the world's three major educational systems: the Continental-European, the Atlantic (Anglo-American), and the East Asian. Distancing himself from the current trend towards the economically driven Anglo-American system of education, the author proposes an alt...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Three Ideas of the University in the Globalization Process
• 2.The Dynamics of Global Social Systems
• 3. Global Challenges in the Post-Secondary Sector as a Springboard for Comparing Systems
• 4. On the Genesis of Three Distinct University Systems in the Post-Secondary Sector
• 5. Convergence and Divergence: Current System Dynamics in the Post-Secondary Sector
• 5.1. Theory of the University
• 5.2. The Idea of Education
• 5.3. University Admission. - 5.4. University Autonomy and Academic Freedom
• 5.5. Differentiation in the Post-Secondary System
• 5.6. University Funding
• 5.7. Individual Dynamics of the Three Post-Secondary Systems
• 6. Fair Chances in a World University System?
• 7. Conclusion
• 8. References.