Globalizing Practices and University Responses: European and Anglo-American Differences

507 Pages·2003·1.25 MB·English

by  Jan Currie

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Globalizing Practices and University
Responses : European and Anglo-American
title:
Differences Studies in Higher Education
(Westport, Conn.)
author: Currie, Jan.
publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
isbn10 | asin: 0897898680
print isbn13: 9780897898683
ebook isbn13: 9780313013911
language: English
Education, Higher--Cross-cultural studies,
subject Comparative education, Globalization--
Cross-cultural studies.
publication date: 2003
lcc: LB2322.2.G58 2002eb
ddc: 378
Education, Higher--Cross-cultural studies,
subject: Comparative education, Globalization--
Cross-cultural studies.
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GLOBALIZING PRACTICES AND UNIVERSITY RESPONSES
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Recent Titles in Studies in Higher Education
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and Europe: A Historical, Comparative, and Conceptual Analysis Hans de
Wit
Academic Staff in Europe: Changing Contexts and Conditions Jürgen
Enders, editor
Higher Education in the Developing World: Changing Contexts and
Institutional Responses David Chapman and Ann Austin, editors
Academic Pathfinders: Knowledge Creation and Feminist Scholarship
Patricia J. Gumport
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GLOBALIZING PRACTICES AND UNIVERSITY
RESPONSES
European and Anglo-American Differences
Jan Currie, Richard DeAngelis, Harry de Boer,
Jeroen Huisman, and Claude Lacotte
Studies in Higher Education
Philip G. Altbach, Series Editor
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Globalizing practices and university responses : European and Anglo-
American
differences / Jan Currie … [et al.].
p.cm.—(studies in higher education)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0–89789–868–0 (alk. paper)
1. Education, Higher—Cross-cultural studies. 2. Comparative education.
3. Globalization—Cross-cultural studies. I. Currie, Jan.
LB2322.2.G58 2003
378—dc21 2002066337
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.
Copyright © 2003 by Jan Currie, Richard DeAngelis, Harry de Boer,
Jeroen Huisman,
and Claude Lacotte All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002066337
ISBN: 0-89789-868-0
First published in 2003
Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.praeger.com Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this book complies with the
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Published in cooperation with the Center for International Higher
Education and the
Program in Higher Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill,
Massachusetts.
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We dedicate this book to our spouses and partners:
Paul, Françoise, Sjoukje, Louisa, and Jacqueline
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Contents
Tables ix

Series Foreword by Philip G. Altbach xi

Acknowledgments xiii

1. Introduction 1

2. Context and Design of the Study 23

3. Privatization, Competition, and Entrepreneurialism 49

4. University Governance 77

5. Accountability 113

6. Employment Flexibility 139

7. New Technologies 161

8. Conclusion: What Is the Future for Universities on the Global
Stage? 185
Appendix I: Description of Sample 199

Appendix II: Interview Protocol 203

Bibliography 205

Index 219
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