The Forefront of International Higher Education: A Festschrift in Honor of Philip G. Altbach (Higher Education Dynamics Book 42)

This book honors the academic trajectory and global impact of Philip G. Altbach, one of the most important education comparativists worldwide for over forty years. From his early writings on India and student activism to his recent work on research universities, Altbach has served as a key developer of the expansion of the field to include comparative higher education. His capacity to find, support, and gather the best minds around the world, to organize research teams in order to explore the most relevant issues on comparative higher education has earned him international recognition. His service to the field of comparative higher education is invaluable and incomparable. This festschrift contains original pieces from colleagues and former students following a twofold discussion: the most relevant topics on comparative higher education and particular Altbach’s contributions to this field of work. Front Matter....Pages i-xi The Complexity of Higher Education: A Career in Academics and Activism....Pages 1-31 Front Matter....Pages 33-33 Academe: A Profession Like No Other....Pages 35-47 How Does National Context Shape Academic Work and Careers? The Prospects for Some Empirical Answers....Pages 49-60 Academic Drift in Brazilian Education....Pages 61-72 Front Matter....Pages 73-73 Is Internationalisation of Higher Education Having an Identity Crisis?....Pages 75-87 The Different Faces and Phases of Internationalisation of Higher Education....Pages 89-99 Internationalization Revisited....Pages 101-111 Front Matter....Pages 113-113 Redefining Academic Mobility: From the Pursuit of Scholarship to the Pursuit of Revenue....Pages 115-126 Academic Mobility as Social Mobility or the Point of No Return....Pages 127-137 Front Matter....Pages 139-139 The Impact of Convergent Higher Education Reforms in European Countries....Pages 141-153 Research Universities in Latin America: Public Policy and Political Constraints....Pages 155-171 African Higher Education and Altbach’s Influence....Pages 173-181 The Development of Private Higher Education in Japan Since the 1960s: A Reexamination of a Center-Periphery Paradigm....Pages 183-194 Whither Innovations in Higher Education in India?....Pages 195-205 Front Matter....Pages 207-207 Global Diversity: Emerging Trends....Pages 209-222 International Quality Assurance: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?....Pages 223-233 Tuition Fees, Student Loans, and Other Manifestations of Cost Sharing: Variations and Misconceptions....Pages 235-244 The Contribution of Universities to Innovation: Insights from a Comparative Study of the Leading OECD Nations....Pages 245-253 International Higher Education: Bridging Academia and Global Policy Development at the World Bank....Pages 255-264 Front Matter....Pages 265-265 Forms of Capitalism and Creating World-Class Universities....Pages 267-279 Front Matter....Pages 265-265 Development and Prospect of World-Class Universities in East Asia and Beyond....Pages 281-294 Aspiring to ‘World Class’ Universities in Australia: A Global Trend with Intended and Unintended Consequences....Pages 295-307 Front Matter....Pages 309-309 Philip Altbach: Through the Eyes of His Students....Pages 311-316 Final Remarks....Pages 317-319 Final Remarks....Pages 321-323 Back Matter....Pages 321-329 This book honours the academic trajectory and global impact of Philip G. Altbach, one of the most important education comparativists worldwide for over forty years. From his early writings on India and student activism to his recent work on research universities, Altbach has served as a key developer of the expansion of the field to include comparative higher education. His capacity to find, support, and gather the best minds around the world, to organize research teams in order to explore the most relevant issues on comparative higher education has earned him international recognition. His service to the field of comparative higher education is invaluable and incomparable. This festschrift contains original pieces from colleagues and former students following a twofold discussion: the most relevant topics on comparative higher education and particular Altbach's contributions to this field of work