| University of the World: A Case for a World University System 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Lenzen, Dieter (Author) |
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ISBN: 331913454X ISBN-13: 9783319134543 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Comparative |
| Dewey: 370.9 |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.21 lbs) 52 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 alternative model, "a university of the world". Contents: - Three concepts of the university in the globalization process - The dynamics of global social systems - Global challenges in the post-secondary educational sector as springboard for comparing systems - Convergence and divergence: current system dynamics in the post-secondary sector - Can there be fair chances in a world university system? - Conclusion Target readers: - Theorists of higher education - Policy makers of higher education- Administrators of higher education - Social scientists The author: Professor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is the president of Universit t Hamburg, vice president of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) in Germany and the German universities' spokesperson for the HRK. |