Tag Archives: Center for International Higher Education

Refugees and higher education

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Bookworm

In Refugees and Higher Education: Trans-national Perspectives on Access, Equity, and Internationalization, contributors representing a variety of fields—from educational leadership and curriculum development to social work and higher education—offer a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary overview of refugee education issues around the world. … Continue reading →

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Perspectives on higher ed

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Bookworm

Johns Hopkins University Press has released the fourth edition of American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Social, Political, and Economic Challenges, co-edited by Research Professor and Center for International Higher Education Founding Director Philip G. Altbach, Michael N. Bastedo and … Continue reading →

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Internationalization: global and local

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Bookworm

Offering a range of perspectives on internationalization in higher education from a globally dispersed group of authors, Global and Local Internationalization (Sense Publishers) highlights that while internationalization is strongly connected to the globalization of society, at the same time it is deeply … Continue reading →

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Rankings gone global

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Bookworm

Based on a unified case methodology of 11 key countries and academic institutions, The Global Academic Rankings Game (Routledge, 2016) provides expert analysis on how academic rankings are becoming increasingly visible and influential on the international stage. The volume is co-edited by Lynch School of Education … Continue reading →

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Altbach’s Global Perspectives

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Bookworm

Research Professor Philip G. Altbach, founding director of the Center for International Higher Education, is a leading authority on higher education worldwide. His new book, Global Perspectives on Higher Education (John Hopkins University Press, 2016), reflects his scholarship based on … Continue reading →

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Building a world-class university

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Bookworm

How do you build a world-class research university from scratch? A new book The Road to Academic Excellence: The Making of World-Class Research Universities examines the recent experience of 11 universities in 9 countries on 4 continents that have grappled … Continue reading →

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