Leadership for World-Class Universities : Challenges for Developing Countries EPUB
Edited by Philip G. Altbach
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Leadership for World-Class Universities reveals how "world-class" thinking and policy can help university leaders employ modern solutions to the challenges facing higher education today. Readers will benefit from best practice advice offered by distinguished international contributors who have excelled by thinking globally without losing sight of their respective national and local environments. Their essays are grounded in empirical research and written to engage the reader, stimulate reflection and enhance performance. This book focuses especially on developing and middle-income countries, which face special problems where higher education is expanding most rapidly.
Key themes include:
- strategic planning
- governance of academic institutions
- the role of the academic profession
- fundraising
- student access and equity
- the impact of globalization
Leadership for World-Class Universities is a valuable resource for senior university administrators. At the heart of this volume is a focus on how academic leaders can work towards resolving the complex issues facing universities today.
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis
- Publication Date:21/07/2011
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- ISBN:9781136903830
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis
- Publication Date:21/07/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9781136903830
