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Private Prometheus Private Higher Education and Development in the 21st Century
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Philip G. Altbach, ed.
ISBN: 0-313-31248-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31248-9
248 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 12/30/1999
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £91.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Private higher education is perhaps the most rapidly growing segment of postsecondary education worldwide. In this collection, the authors provide a multifaceted and comparative analysis of private higher education and consider both broad issues and specific case studies. The only book currently available to lend an international focus to this subject, it examines such topics as accreditation, funding, and the impact of the market in the context of Latin American, European, and Asian higher education, and is a unique and invaluable study for researchers and policymakers alike.

Including case studies from Hungary, India, Mexico, Chile, and Malaysia, this book offers new perspectives on such key issues as the relationship of private higher education to social and economic development, competition among institutions, and the association between government and private universities. As private higher education has the potential to provide postsecondary access while limiting public expenditure, it is a significant subject that has thus far been accorded only the narrowest attention. This groundbreaking collection analyzes for the first time its implications in a variety of countries, both developed and developing.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Comparative Perspectives on Private Higher Education by Philip G. Altbach
    When Private Higher Education Does Not Bring Organizational Diversity: Argentina, China, and Hungary by Daniel C. Levy
    Will the Invisible Hand Fix Private Higher Education? by Claudio de Moura Castro and Juan Carlos Navarro
    Accreditation of Higher Education in Chile and Latin America by Luis Eduardo González
    Private Higher Education in Mexico: Growth and Differentiation by Rollin Kent and Rosalba Ramírez
    Private Higher Education in the Philippines: Private Domination in a Developing Country by Andrew Gonzalez
    Emerging Trends and Evolving Public Policies in India by Jandhyala B. G. Tilak
    Corporatization, Privatization, and Internationalization of Higher Education in Malaysia by Molly N. N. Lee
    Private Higher Education in Hungary: The Market Influences the University by Judit Nagy-Darvas and Peter Darvas
    In Search of the Missing Link between Education and Development by Xabier Gorostiaga
    Select Bibliography by Yoshikazu Ogawa
    Index
About the Author: PHILIP G. ALTBACH is Monan Professor of Higher Education and Director, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College.
LCC Class: 378
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