The Great Brain Race : How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World
Ben. Wildavsky
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Princeton : : Princeton University Press, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (257 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: What Is Global Higher Education-and Why Does It Matter?; CHAPTER ONE: The Worldwide Race for Talent; CHAPTER TWO: Branching Out; CHAPTER THREE: Wanted: World-Class Universities; CHAPTER FOUR: College Rankings Go Global; CHAPTER FIVE: For-Profits on the Move; CHAPTER SIX: Free Trade in Minds; AFTERWORD; Notes; Index. - In The Great Brain Race, former U.S. News & World Report education editor Ben Wildavsky presents the first popular account of how international competition for the brightest minds is transforming the world of higher education--and why this revolution should be welcomed, not feared. Every year, nearly three million international students study outside of their home countries, a 40 percent increase since 1999. Newly created or expanded universities in China, India, and Saudi Arabia are competing with the likes of Harvard and Oxford for faculty, students, and research preeminence
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| Emner | Competition, International
Education and globalization Education, Higher Universities and colleges Vis mer... Education
Social Sciences Theory & Practice of Education høyere utdanning universiteter globalisering internasjonalisering konkurranse |
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| ISBN | 9780691146898
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