Global Perspectives on Higher Education

by Philip G. Altbach

Book Overview

Over the past half-century, globalization has had a profound impact on postsecondary education. The twin forces of mass higher education and the global knowledge economy have driven an unprecedented transformation. These fundamental changes have pulled in opposite directions: one pushes for wider access and accompanying challenges of quality, the other toward exclusive, "world class" research-oriented universities.

In Global Perspectives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421419262
• ISBN13: 9781421419268
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"