Barely There, Powerfully Present: Years of US Policy on International Higher Education / Edition 1

by Nancy L. Ruther

Overview

Internationalizing higher education requires significant institutional and academic change. This book addresses how the U.S. federal government affected the development, institutionalization and diffusion of this change process across the higher education system from 1958 to 1988.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415933315
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/18/2002
Series:	RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction and Overview 2. International Higher Education Through the Lens of the Literature 3. Roots and Growth (1958-1964) 4. Great Expectations and Retrenchment (1965-1970) 5. Consolidation and Refinement (1971-1980) 6. Internationalization: Policy Effectiveness and Program Impact 7. Summary and Conclusions Appendices Bibliography