The University in the Age of Globalization: Rankings, Resources and Reforms

by W. Bienkowski (Editor), J. Brada (Editor), G. Stanley (Editor)

Overview

An informed discussion of the global education market, analysing the rankings system, and the determinants which help universities to advance. The authors examine possible improvements in the promotion and commercialization of university research, and the role of universities in the social and economic development of transition economies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230364004
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/06/2012
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

JOSEF C. BRADA Professor of Economics at Arizona State University, USA. GORDON STANLEY Honorary Professor of Higher Education at the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Australia. WOJCIECH BIENKOWSKI Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management at Lazarski University, Poland.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables vii

Preface ix

Notes on Contributors xi

Part I Globalization, the Changing Nature of Higher Education and International Rankings of Universities

1 Challenges in the Quest to Create Global Qualifications and Standards Are Driving Change in Education Systems Gordon Stanley 3

2 Diversification, Rankings and Their Conditions. General Problems and the Polish Example Julita Jablecka 26

Part II The High Rankings of Universities from the USA: Environment, Resources or Policies?

3 An Economic Perspective on Higher Education in the USA Josef C. Brada 65

4 Making the Case for a Strong Public Research University: The University of Kentucky Top-20 Business Plan Alan J. DeYoung Tara K. Baas 82

5 Promoting High Quality Teaching Practices in Higher Education: Lessons Learned from the USA Charles Henderson Andrea L. Beach Noah Finkelstein 113

6 Factors Limiting the International Competitiveness of European Universities Krzysztof Pawlowski 138

7 Why Are US Universities at the Top of the International Rankings? Elise S. Brezis 155

Part III Higher Education in the New Member States of the European Union: Lisbon, Bologna and Beyond

8 Analysis of Systemic Reasons for Lower Competitiveness of European Universities, the Case of Poland Kazimierz Stepien 179

9 Institutional Determinants of the Development of Private Higher Education in Europe Wojciech Bienkowski 187

10 Looking for a Model of the Contemporary University Krzysztof Leja 202

11 Overcoming Barriers to University-Industry Cooperation with a Focus on the Information and Communications Technology Sector - the Czech Experience Vladimír Marík 224

Conclusion Gordon Stanley 243

Index 245