Preface -- Chapter 1. Universities and Ranking in Globalized Higher Education -- Chapter 2. Tools to Capture and Measure the Rise and Fall of Universities -- Chapter 3. Winners and Losers According to Rankings -- Chapter 4. A Closer Look at the Ranked: Ten Case Studies in Asia, Europe and North America -- Chapter 5. Why Universities Rise and Fall? The Crucial Factors -- Chapter 6. Going Back to…
PART I: MODELLING EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AT TEACHING, SCHOOL AND SYSTEM LEVEL -- Preface -- 1. An Overarching Conceptual Framework -- 2. Modelling Teaching and Learning -- 3. Defining the Key Factors in Instructional Effectiveness -- 4. Modelling School Effectiveness -- 5. School Effectiveness Research and the Meaning of the Most Important Effectiveness Enhancing Conditions -- 6. System Leve…
'Globalization' and 'the Nation' provide significant contexts for examining past educational thinking and practice and to identify how education has been influenced today. This book, written collaboratively, explores country case studies - Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the UK and USA as well as discussing the transnational European Union.
Part I: Patterns of stratification -- 1. Marginson “Global stratification in higher education” -- 2. Kauppinen Coco Choi & Brajkovic “Blurring Boundaries and Borders: Interlocks between AAU Institutions and Transnational Corporations” -- 3. Taylor “The field dynamics of stratification among US research universities: The expansion of federal support for academic research, 2000-2008” …
Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Arab Republic of Egypt -- Chapter 3 State of Palestine -- Chapter 4 Republic of Tunisia -- Chapter 5 Islamic Republic of Iran -- Chapter 6 State of Libya -- Chapter 7 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -- Chapter 8 Reflections and the Way Forward.This book explores the prospects for higher education development in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. Adoptin…
Higher Education Exchange between America and the Middle East through the Twentieth Century reveals the inspirations behind post-war initiatives such as AMIDEAST and the Fulbright Program and their impacts on education exchange. Brawner discusses enrollments by country and the factors that influenced education exchange through the end of the twentieth century. Included throughout are stories of…
Following a brief review of the historical background, Higher Education Exchange between America and the Middle East in the Twenty-First Century continues the higher education story with the events of 9/11. It describes the changes in US immigration policy and the implementation of student tracking systems, and their subsequent impact on Middle Eastern enrollments in US colleges and universitie…
Higher Education and the Palestinian Minority in Israel examines perceptions concerning the characteristics of higher education acquisition in the indigenous Palestinian Arab minority in Israel. Arar and Haj-Yehia show that Palestinian Arabs in Israel clearly understand the benefit of an academic degree as a lever for social status and integration within the state of Israel. The authors discuss…
Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1. Globalisation and Neo-Liberal Education Reforms in the Knowledge Society -- Part 1: Higher Education Reforms in the USA -- 2. Higher Education and the Discourse on Global Competition: Vernacular Approaches within Higher Education Policy Documents -- 3. New Developments in Global University Rankings -- 4. Higher Education Engagements and Economic Partici…
Chapter 1 Introduction: Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2012-2015 -- Chapter 2 Reflections on the MERGA Research Review 2008-2011: Taking Stock -- Chapter 3 A Philosophical Gaze on Australasian Mathematics Education Research -- Chapter 4 Researching Curriculum, Policy and Leadership in Mathematics Education -- Chapter 5 Mathematics Education and the Affective Domain -- Chapter …