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Private Prometheus Private Higher Education and Development in the 21st Century
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Philip G. Altbach
Book Code: GM1248
ISBN: 0-313-31248-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31248-9
248 pages, figures, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/1999
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions to the Study of Education
Series Number: 77
Reviews:
  • Informative and insightful analysis of the expansion and experience of private higher education....a useful reference work for all those interested in the problems and prospects of private higher education.
    —Journal of Educational Planning and Administration
  • Altbach and his colleagues have taken a significant step in initiating a serious dialogue over private higher education and its social contribution as the "Private Prometheus."
    —Comparative Education Review
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
LC Card Number: 99-16142
LCC Class: LB2328
Dewey Class: 378
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