Higher Education, Research, and Knowledge in the Asia-Pacific Region

V. Meek, C. Suwanwela (Herausgeber)

Online Resource

XV, 240 Seiten

2007
Palgrave Macmillan US (Hersteller)
978-0-230-60316-5 (ISBN)

Infos

One of the first books to focus on different national perspectives of knowledge production and research in higher education in the Asia-Pacific region, it compares, contrasts, and critically analyzes how policy in Asia-Pacific countries is furthering a supportive (or non-supportive) environment for the promotion of research within higher education.

Inhalt

Foreword; A.Arimoto Introduction and Overview; V.L.Meek & C.Suwanwela Modernisation, Development Strategies, and Knowledge Production in the Asia-Pacific Region; W.K. Cummings Key Research Policy Issues and the Changing Role of the State in the Asia-Pacific Region; G.Harman Impact of Policy Development on Higher Education Research in Australia; V.L.Meek Policy Debate on Research in Chinese Universities; W.Yu Between the Public and Private: the Indian Academic in Transition; K.Chanana Development and Impact of State policies on Higher Education Research in Indonesia; J.Koswara & M.K.Tadjudin National Scientific Policy and Higher Education Reforms in Japan; A. Arimoto Research and Indigenous Knowledge in Oceania; K. Helu-Thaman Higher Education Research in the Philippines: Policies, Practices and Problems: R.M.Salazar-Clemena Higher Education Reform in Thailand; C. Suwanwela Conclusion: Trends, Issues and Future Directions; V. L.Meek

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.1.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Issues in Higher Education
• Zusatzinfo: XV, 240 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Schlagworte: Education • education reform • Environment • higher education • Knowledge • Nation • Structural Geology • University
• ISBN-10: 0-230-60316-5 / 0230603165
• ISBN-13: 978-0-230-60316-5 / 9780230603165
• Zustand: Neuware