ISBN:
9789400749757
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XII, 301 p. 12 illus, digital)
Series Statement:
The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective 6
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Institutionalization of world-class university in global competition
Keywords:
Education, Higher
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Education
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Education
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Education, Higher
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Universities and colleges
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Sociological aspects
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Universities and colleges
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Case studies
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Comparative education
Abstract:
Moving the academic debate on from its current focus on development to a more nuanced sociological perspective, this fresh research is a collaboration between academics in Asia and Europe that assesses the factors shaping world-class universities as institutional social systems as well as national cultural treasures. The work explores in detail how WCUs have moved to a central position in policy circles, and how these often ambitious government policies on WCUs have been interpreted and adopted by university administrators and individual professors.The authors provide a wealth of empirical data on universities, both world-class and aiming for WCU status, in a range of politics and continents. They compare strategies for developing WCUs in countries of the East and the West, both developing and developed. Nations featured in the statistical purview include nine countries (Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong SAR). The volume goes further than merely taking a snapshot of the current situation, offering detailed and considered strategies and rationales for institutionalizing and developing WCUs, particularly in Asian countries where Confucian cultural influences accord education the highest priority.
Description / Table of Contents:
Institutionalization of World-Class Universityin Global Competition; Preface; Acknowledgement; Contents; Chapter 1: The World-Class University in Different Systems and Contexts; 1.1 Global Competition and the World-Class University; 1.2 Higher Education Systems and World-Class University; 1.2.1 Non-English-Speaking Advanced Systems; 1.2.2 Non-English-Speaking Developing Systems; 1.2.3 English-Speaking Developing Systems; 1.3 World-Class Universities in Different Contexts; 1.3.1 Economic Contexts; 1.3.2 Internationalization of Academics; 1.3.3 Strategies in Different Contexts
Description / Table of Contents:
1.4 Strategy for Building WCU in Different Systems and Contexts1.5 Concluding Remarks; References; Part I: Background of WCU Worldwide; Chapter 2: The World-Class University: Concept and Policy Initiatives; 2.1 What Is World-Class University?; 2.1.1 Conceptual Approach; 2.1.2 Common Features of World-Class University; 2.2 Institutions Called "World-Class" University; 2.2.1 Research; 2.2.2 Teaching; 2.2.3 Service Activity; 2.3 Initiatives to Build World-Class University; 2.3.1 Government Policy Level; 2.3.1.1 Mission Differentiation; 2.3.1.2 Deregulation of Governance
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2.3.1.3 Research Supporting Systems2.3.1.4 Faculty Personnel and Incentive Systems; 2.3.2 University and Individual Professor Level; 2.4 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3: The Global Research and the "World-Class" Universities; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Institutionalization of the Global Research University; 3.3 The Global and the Traditional Research University; 3.4 The Global Reach of Research and Teaching Universities; 3.5 The "World-Class Worldwide"; 3.6 The Global Reach of World-Class Universities; References; Chapter 4: World-Class Universities: The Sector Requirements
Description / Table of Contents:
4.1 Background4.2 Definition of World-Class Universities; 4.3 Sector Requirements for World-Class Universities; 4.3.1 A High Percentage of Public Income Awarded Not on the Basis of Regular Annual Institutional Allocations but Through Competition for Excellence in Performance; 4.3.2 A High Percentage of Income from Nonstate Sources; 4.4 A High Degree of Institutional Differentiation; 4.4.1 Institutional Autonomy; 4.4.2 Ownership of Property; 4.4.3 Clear Legal Distinction Between for-Profit and Not-for-Profit Institutions, and Exemption from Taxation for Nonprofit Higher Education Institutions
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4.4.4 Open Competition for State-Sponsored Research4.4.5 Autonomous Agencies of Accreditation and for Licensing of Professionals; 4.4.6 Incentives to Diversity of Students and Faculty; 4.4.7 Incentives to Improve Quality; 4.5 Assessment of Public Policy Necessary for World-Class Universities; 4.6 Summary; References; Chapter 5: Nation-States, Educational Traditions and the WCU Project; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 What Is a World-Class University (WCU)?; 5.3 What Are the Conditions and Drivers of a WC GRU?; 5.4 Different Pathways to the WC GRU
Description / Table of Contents:
5.5 Comparison of English-Speaking Systems and Confucian Heritage Systems
Description / Table of Contents:
1. The World-class University in Different Systems and Contexts; J.C. Shin and B.M. Kehm -- Part A. Background of WCU Worldwide -- 2. The World-class University: Concept and Policy Initiatives; J. C. Shin -- 3. The Global Research and the ‘World-class’ Universities; W. Ma -- 4. World-class Universities: The Sector Requirements; S. Heyneman and J. Lee -- 5. Nation-states, Educational Traditions and the WCU Project; S. Marginson -- Part B. WCUs in non-English Speaking Advanced Systems -- 6. To Be or Not to Be? The Impacts of the Excellence Initiative on the German System of Higher Education; B.M. Kehm -- 7. Reconciling Republican ‘Egalité’ and Global Excellence Values in French Higher Education; L. Cremonini, P. Benneworth, F. Westerheijden and H. Dauncey -- 8. Challenges for Top Japanese Universities when Establishing a New Global Identity: Seeking a New Paradigm after “World Class”; A. Yonezawa -- Part C. WCUs in non-English Speaking Developing Systems -- 9. World-class University in Korea: Proactive Government, Responsive University, and Procrastinating Academics; J.C. Shin and Y.S. Jang -- 10. Building a World-class University in China; Y. Luo -- 11. The Challenges for Establishing World-class Universities in Taiwan; D. Chang -- Part D. WCUs in English Speaking Developing Systems -- 12. Malaysia’s World-class University Ambition: An Assessment; M. Sirat -- 13. Peering through the dust of construction: Singapore’s efforts to build WCUs; K.C. Ho -- 14. Frameworks for Creating Research Universities: The Hong Kong Case; G. Postiglione and J. Jung -- Conclusion -- 15. Universalizing the University in a World Society; F.O. Ramirez and J.W. Meyer -- 16. World-class University across Higher Education systems: Similarities, Differences, and Challenges; J.C. Shin and B.M. Kehm. - Index. .
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DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-4975-7
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