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This book contains research-based essays by established scholars from four continents. It analyzes the development of international policies in higher education and the impact of mutual observation and policy borrowing on national policies, and offers insights into recent changes and challenges for students, staff, and labour market relationships. It is for researchers, policymakers, managers in higher education, academic institutions, and government, as well as for academic staff. List of Contributors. Preface; P. Maassen. Foreword; J. Enders, O. Fulton. Blurring Boundaries and Blistering Institutions: An Introduction; J. Enders, O. Fulton. Part 1: Higher Education Policy and Society in a Globalising World. The Stakeholder Perspective Historically Explored; G. Neave. National Characteristics and Policy Idiosyncrasies; M. Kogan. Changing Patterns in Modes of Co-ordination of Higher Education; V.L. Meek. Transformation or Reproduction? Contradictions in the Social Role of the Contemporary University; J. Brennan. International Governmental Organisations and Research on Higher Education; J. Sadlak, K. Hfner. Part 2: Global Challenges and Varied Responses. Globalisation and Internationalisation: Policy Agendas Compared; F. van Vught, et al Sorbonne, Bologna, Prague: Where do we go from here? L. Cerych. Globalisation and Higher Education Reforms: The Japanese Case; A. Arimoto. Internationalisation in Mexican Higher Education; R. Kent. Globalisation, Regional Responsiveness and a Developing South African Higher Education System; K. Strydom. Part 3: Implications for Students, Staff, and Labour Markets. Signs of Disengagement? Responding to the Changing Work and Study Patterns of Full-Time Undergraduates in Australian Universities; C. McInnis. Higher Learning in an Age of Uncertainty From Postmodern Critique to Appropriate University Practices; O. Kivinen. Are Universities Ready to Face the Knowledge-Based Economy? J.-J. Paul. Higher Education and the Transition to Work in Japan Compared with Europe; K. Yoshimoto. Developing an Academic Career in a Globalising World; E. El-Khawas. Annex: Ulrich Teichler – Selected MajorPublications.
