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

2006. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-349-53254-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

Reihe: Issues in Higher Education

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meek, V.

Suwanwela, C.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Tektonik, Strukturgeologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Hochschuldidaktik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

V.LYNN MEEK is Professor and Director of the Centre for Higher Education Management and Policy, University of New England, Australia.

CHARAS SUWANWELA formerly Rector and member of the University Council, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.