Social Role of Higher Education

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Academic Culture
Academic Cultures
Academic Profession
academic professions
Australian Higher Education
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Central American Universities
Central Government
Chile
Chilean Education
Claudio Figueroa
comparative education
Costa Rica
Costa Rican Education
Costa Rican Universities
cross-cultural studies
Cultural Influence on Higher Education
Cultural Influences
cultural influences on universities
Culture of Faculty
Don Smart
Education
Education System
Education Traditions
Educational Decentralization
Educational Decentralization in Latin America
educational policy analysis
Entrepreneurial Culture
Entrepreneurial Higher Education
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Examination Hell
Faculty Conduct Research
Finnish Higher Education
Finnish Higher Education Policy
Foreign Students
Foreign Students in Australia
Foreign Students in United States
Foreign Students in USA
Gary Rhoades
Gerald Fry
globalisation in education
Helsinki University
Higher Education
Higher Education in Thailand
Imperial Alexander University
International Education
Japanese Education
Japanese Higher Education
Japans Higher Education
Jussi Valimaa
Latin American Education
Latin American Universities
Latin American Women's Education
Liberal Economic Paradigm
Marcos Valle
Mexican Education
Mexican Public Universities
Military Junta
Misao Makino
Modern Education Traditions
Modernistic Education Traditions
Modernity
North American Free Trade Agreement
Political Economy
Pornlerd Uampuang
Private Intellectuals
Private Intellectuals in Finland
Public Intellectuals
Role of Women
Rollin Kent
Single Elimination Tournament
Social Roles
Susan B. Twombly
Thai Culture
Thai Higher Education
Thai Universities
Thailand
Thailand Education
university culture
University's Chief Executive Officer
University’s Chief Executive Officer
Univrsity Faculty
Varaporn Bovonsiri
William G. Tierney
Women
Women in Education
Women in Latin America
Young Men

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138337886
  • Weight: 453g
  • Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 22 Oct 2018
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Originally published in 1996 The Social Role of Higher Education is an anthology of nine papers, it presents cases studies showing how culture influences the social role of higher education in various nations. It examines how environments get defined and how they shape universities, and how knowledge and academic work interact in national contexts. This book focuses on how both developed and developing countries' systems of higher education are affected by their own culture and their place within the larger global context.

Ken Kempner is Professor Emeritus, Department of Social Sciences, Policy, and Culture, Southern Oregon University. Ken does research in Educational Policy, Educational Leadership and Comparative Education. His latest research project and paper is: 'Security Issues and the Public Good in Arab Universities: Faculty Perspectives.'