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

Autor Dieter Lenzen
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 ian 2015
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 Universität Hamburg, vice president of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) in Germany and the German universities' spokesperson for the HRK.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319134543
ISBN-10: 331913454X
Pagini: 90
Ilustrații: V, 52 p. 3 illus.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.1 kg
Ediția:2015
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

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Cuprins

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.

Notă biografică

Professor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is president of the university of Hamburg, vice president of the German "Hochschulrektorenkonferenz" (HRK) and spokesman for the German universities at HRK.

Textul de pe ultima copertă

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 Universität Hamburg, vice president of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) in Germany and the German universities' spokesperson for the HRK.
  
 

Caracteristici

Describes the concept of the "University of the World"
Gives an overview of the three systems of Higher Education worldwide
Analyses the requirements for the future "University of the World"
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras