Chapter 1. Introduction: The Degree Generation. Higher Education and Social Class -- Chapter 2. Researching Class and Higher Education -- Chapter 3. Two Universities: One City -- Chapter 4. Getting In -- Chapter 5. Getting On -- Chapter 6. Getting Out -- Chapter 7. Narratives of Class and 'Race' -- Chapter 8. Conclusion. .This book explores higher education, social class and social mobility fro…
Chapter 1 Origins of Meritocracy in China -- Chapter 2 A Comparative Analysis of Western Meritocracies -- Chapter 3 Education and Social Harmony during the China's Great Transformation -- Chapter 4 The Gaokao as a Meritocratic Selection? -- Chapter 5 Meritocracy, Education Opportunities and Social Stratification -- Chapter 6 Meritocracy and Cultural Capital -- Chapter 7 Meritocracy, Gender and …
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…
Defining Academic Integrity - International Perspectives -- Academic Integrity in North America -- Asian Perspectives of Academic Integrity : China -- Asian Perspectives of Academic Integrity : India -- Asian Perspectives of Academic Integrity : Indonesia -- Asian Perspectives of Academic Integrity : Japan -- Asian Perspectives of Academic Integrity : Malaysia -- Educational Integrity in Austra…
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…
Introduction by B. Gloria Guzman Johannessen -- Part I Mentoring Politics, Policies, and Practices in Higher Education -- Mentoring in and Outside Institutional Politics, Policies, and Practices by B. Gloria Guzman Johannessen and Laurette Bristol -- A Website Analysis of Mentoring Programs for Latina Faculty at the 25 Top-Rank National Universities by Beverly J. Irby, Detra Johnson, Nahed Abde…
Futures for English Studies brings together chapters by leading writers across the curriculum area of English to investigate how the component parts of English (literature, language, and creative writing) are located institutionally in higher education and to explore the interdisciplinary prospects of a subject which spans the humanities and social sciences. Through explorations of changing foc…