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Human capital policy : reducing inequality, boosting mobility and productivity
Neumark, David (ed.); Kim, Yong-seong (ed.);  … - 2021
"This timely book evaluates international human capital policies, offering a comparative perspective on global efforts to generate new ideas and novel ways of thinking about human capital. Examining educational reforms, quality of education and links between education and socio-economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012487422
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Education and economic performance
Wolf, Alison - 2011
Lant Pritchett (2001), 'Where Has All the Education Gone?', World Bank Economic Review, 15 (3), 367-91 -- Anna Vignoles …Middleton, J. (1989), Vocational Education and Training: A Review of World Bank Investment, Washington, DC: World Bank … Methods, Washington, DC: World Bank. -- Scott, M.F. (1998), A New View of Economic Growth, Oxford: Oxford University Press …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852307
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Handbook of research on entrepreneurship and regional development : national and regional perspectives
Fritsch, Michael (ed.) - 2011
the regional determinants of new business formation, the effects of start-ups on growth, the role of globalization for … reader several new findings and insights on issues as diverse as globalization, regional employment growth, nascent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850876
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Handbook on globalization and higher education
King, Roger (contributor); Naidoo, Rajani (contributor);  … - 2011
Higher education has entered centre-stage in the context of the knowledge economy and has been deployed in the search for economic competitiveness and social development. Against this backdrop, this highly illuminating Handbook explores worldwide convergences and divergences in national higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851202
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Learning in the global classroom : a guide for students in the multicultural university
Dalglish, Caril - 2011
This unique and fascinating book is written for tertiary level students in the multicultural classroom, whether studying abroad or at home alongside international students. It relates a genuine understanding of the student perspective of learning in a multicultural classroom, highlighting how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851334
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Higher education in a global society
Johnstone, Donald Bruce (contributor);  … - 2010
force for globalization and a model for adaptation, but nonetheless faces challenges. This volume of essays examines …1. The significance of globalization to American higher education / D. Bruce Johnstone -- 2. The realities of mass … higher education in a globalized world / Phillip G. Altbach -- 3. Higher education crossing borders : programs and providers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851622
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Governing universities globally : organizations, regulation and rankings
King, Roger - 2009
pt. I. Globalization and regulatory governance -- pt. II. Standards, models and rankings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851671
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The globalization of higher education
King, Roger - 2013
Globalization, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. -- Braudel, F. (1985), 'The Perspective of the World', in Civilization …-growing field of the globalization of higher education. They include work by a variety of noted scholars, such as Altbach, Clark and … World', Tertiary Education and Management, 10 (1), March, 3-25 -- Philip G. Altbach (2003), 'Centers and Peripheries in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852159
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Transformational change in higher education : positioning colleges and universities for future success
d'Ambrosio, Madeleine (contributor);  … - 2007
Balancing the challenges of today with the promise of tomorrow : a presidential perspective / F. King Alexander -- Strengthening the academic presidency : recommendations for presidents and governing boards / Robert M. O'Neil -- Aligning institutional vision with policymakers' and the public's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419997
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Towards the third generation university : managing the university in transition
Wissema, J. G. - 2009
Universities are undergoing massive change, evolving from science-based, government-funded institutions into 'international know-how hubs' dubbed third generation universities, or 3GUs. J.G. Wissema explores this dramatic change, tracing the historic development of universities, and exploring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851989