The Oxford Handbook of Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

by Kapur, Devesh; Kong, Lily; Lo, Florence; Malone, David M.

• ISBN13: 9780192845986
• ISBN10: 0192845985
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2023-03-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Devesh Kapur, Starr Foundation South Asia Studies Professor, Johns Hopkins University,Lily Kong, President and Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University,Florence Lo, Legal Specialist, United Nations University,David M. Malone, UN Under-Secretary General and
Rector, United Nations University

Devesh Kapur is Starr Foundation South Asia Studies Professor at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. His recent books include Navigating the Labyrinth: Perspectives on India's Higher Education and The Other One Percent: Indians in America.

Lily Kong is President of the Singapore Management University and Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor of Social Sciences. Her research focuses on social and cultural change in Asian cities and she has published widely on topics such as religion, cultural policy, creative industries, smart cities, urban
heritage, and education.

Florence Lo is the Legal Specialist at the United Nations University (UNU). Prior to joining UNU, she worked as a legal practitioner in Southeast Asia providing legal and regulatory advice across a broad range of practice areas including project financing, banking and security, land and property,
and labour and employment law.

David Malone is UN Under-Secretary General, Rector of the United Nations University (UNU). Prior to joining UNU he served as President of Canada's International Development Research Centre (2008-2013) and as Canada's High Commissioner to India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan and Nepal
(2006-2008).

Table of Contents

Introduction, Devesh Kapur, Lily Kong, Florence Lo, and David M. Malone
I. History
1. History of Higher Education in Asia-Pacific, Deane Neubauer
II. Goals, Growth, and Massification
2. From Elite Higher Education to Massification: The Asia-Pacific Experience, Malcolm Tight
3. Employment and Labour Markets, Roslyn Cameron and John Burgess
4. Productive Workers or Better Citizens?, Arnoud De Meyer
III. Who Learns?
5. Access, Prompilai Buasuwan and Arisara Leksansern
6. Gender in Higher Education in The Asia-Pacific Region: Vertical Progress, Horizontal Segregation, and a Leaky Pipeline, Elizabeth M. King
IV. What: Content and Learning in Higher Education
7. The Relationship Between Credentials and Learning: A Focus on International Educational Value and Distinction, Johanna Waters
8. Liberal Arts and Sciences Education for the 21st Century in Asia, Mikiko Nishimura
9. STEM Field Demand and Educational Reform in Asia-Pacific Countries, Aki Yamada
10. The Rankings Game, William Yat Wai Lo and Ryan M. Allen
11. Professional Education: Models and Issues, Sheng-Ju Chan and Hua-Chi Chou
V. How and Who?
12. Quality Regulation in Higher Education in Asia-Pacific: Roles of Quality Assurance and National Qualification Frameworks, Angela Yung Chi Hou, I-Jung Grace Lu, Karen Hui Jung Chen, and Chao Yu Guo
13. Internationalisation and Education-Related Mobility in Asia-Pacific Universities, K.C. Ho, Ravinder Sidhu, and Brenda S.A. Yeoh
14. Internationalization and Mobility: Providers, Academic Collaborators and Recognition of Qualifications, Christopher S. Collins and Alexander H. Jones
15. Education Hubs in the Asia-Pacific, Kris Olds
16. Open University Systems, Melinda dela Pen?a Bandalaria and Alexandra Ivanovic
17. MOOCs in Asia: Promise Unfulfilled or Promise Realised?, Helen Farley
VI. Costs: Who Pays?
18. Public Financing, Xi Wang and W. James Jacob
19. Private Philanthropy in Higher Education in Asia, Swee-Sum Lam
20. Student Loans in Practice: Benefits and Pitfalls of Loans Schemes in Asia, Adrian Ziderman
VII. Consequences and Challenges
21. Returning Talent, Rennie J. Moon
22. Asia as a Producer of Knowledge, Youngsuk Chi and John Van Orden
23. Asian Higher Education as Soft Power?, Jack T. Lee
24. Higher Education and Nationalism in the Asia-Pacific, Christopher D. Hammond
25. Lifelong Learning as a Globally Diffused Policy Discourse in Asia, Hongxia Shan and Zheng Ren
VIII. Country Studies
26. China: Historical and Contemporary Development of Higher Education, Wenqin Shen and Wanhua Ma
27. Elite Universities in China, Lan Xue, Zhen Yu, and Zhou Zhong
28. India: History and Thrust of Overall Higher Education and Research Patterns, Niraja Gopal Jayal
29. Private Universities in India: New Dawn or False Dawn?, Pratap Bhanu Mehta
30. Japan: The Changing Role of Higher Education for Nation-Building, Akiyoshi Yonezawa
31. Japan: Challenges in Internationalization of its Higher Education Sector, Miki Sugimura
32. Higher Education in the Republic of Korea, Jang Wan Ko
33. Singapore: The Making of Higher Education in an Asian Education Hub, S. Gopinathan and Michael H. Lee
34. Higher Education in Hong Kong: Recent Developments and Challenges, Jin Jiang
35. Australia: History Versus Geography in an Evolving National System, Anthony Welch
36. Education for All? Higher Education at a Crossroads in Aotearoa New Zealand, Kathryn A. Sutherland and Stephen J. Marshall
37. Indonesia: The Politics of Equity and Quality in Higher Education, Chiara Logli and Hermin Indah Wahyuni
38. Higher Education in Malaysia, Chang Da Wan
39. Privatized Higher Education in Thailand: In Pursuit of Legitimacy and Profitability, Prachayani Praphamontripong Kanwa and Florence Lo
40. Higher Education in Myanmar, Marie Lall, Camille Kandiko Howson, and Aye Aye Tun
41. Philippine Higher Education: A Case for Public-Private Complementarity in the Next Normal, Maria Cynthia Rose Bautista, Vicente Paqueo, and Aniceto Orbeta Jr