Implausible dream : the world-class university and repurposing higher education / James H. Mittelman.

"Why the paradigm of the world-class university is an implausible dream for most institutions of higher education Universities have become major actors on the global stage. Yet, as they strive to be "world-class," institutions of higher education are shifting away from their core missions of cultiva...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mittelman, James H. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives.
Education, Higher > Economic aspects.
Universities and colleges > Ratings and rankings.
Education and globalization.
Education, Higher > United States.
Education, Higher > Finland.
Education, Higher > Uganda.
EDUCATION / Higher.
EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects.
EDUCATION / Multicultural Education.
EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives.
Education, Higher.
Finland.
Uganda.
United States.
Physical Description:xviii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: questions and arguments
  • Part I. Global knowledge governance
  • A crisis of purpose
  • Contending purposes of modern universities
  • Drivers of reform
  • Part II. Case studies
  • The neoliberal model: the United States
  • A social democratic path: Finland
  • Postcolonial experience: Uganda
  • Part III. Outcomes
  • Polymorphism
  • Plausible alternatives.