Although the United States is currently the world leader in higher education, it is facing increasing competition from universities in China. An overview is presented why Chinese students increasingly prefer to study in the U.S. A general presentation of China's highly-competitive college...

This edited volume uses a feminist approach to explore the economic implications of the complex interrelationship between gender and time use. Household composition, sexuality, migration patterns, income levels, and race/ethnicity are all considered as important factors that interact with gender...

How are Asian countries preparing children to have skills-including creativity, innovation, and technical capability-to compete in the 21st Century global economy? Countries including China, Korea, Japan and Singapore have begun to integrate education policy and practice into a key component of...

With an American-colored cover and content, the book by Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum: That Used to Be Us: What Went Wrong with America and How it Can Come Back was able to catch more than a million eyebrows on the shelves of journalists and political historians across the globe. A...