The University in the Global Age

by King, Roger; Bjarnason, Svava; Edwards, Kenneth; Gibbons, Michael; Ryan, Yoni

• ISBN13: 9781403934673
• ISBN10: 1403934673
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-04
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book explores different national models of university systems, including their historical development.It examines major themes confronting higher education, such as globalization, the growth of regulatory states, markets and education as a tradable service, and new providers utilizing the latest information and communication technologies.It also looks at implications for traditional universities and national governments.

Author Biography

Roger King is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	viii
Notes on the Contributors	ix
Series Editors' Preface	xi
Introduction	xiii
List of Abbreviations	xxii
1 The Contemporary University	1	(26)
Roger King
Introduction	1	(2)
The origins of the modern university	3	(3)
The Continental model	6	(3)
The market model	9	(4)
Managed markets and central regulation: the UK	13	(3)
The accountable university: the UK experience	16	(5)
Non-western countries	21	(3)
Conclusion	24	(3)
2 The University in Europe and the US	27	(18)
Kenneth Edwards
Introduction: the development of the idea of the university in Europe and the US	27	(2)
Continental Europe, Bologna, and the modern university	29	(10)
Comparisons between Europe and the US	39	(3)
Conclusion	42	(3)
3 Globalization and the University	45	(22)
Roger King
Introduction	45	(3)
What is globalization?	48	(4)
The university and globalization	52	(1)
Research and knowledge production	53	(4)
Teaching and learning	57	(3)
What might a globalized university teaching and learning look like?	60	(2)
Global developments	62	(3)
Conclusion: globalization, the university and democracy	65	(2)
4 The University and the Regulatory State	67	(29)
Roger King
Introduction	67	(1)
Markets and the state	68	(1)
The regulatory state	69	(3)
Global regulation	72	(1)
Universities	72	(5)
Regulatory principles and mechanisms	77	(5)
Intellectual property	82	(4)
Universities and the GATS	86	(3)
GATS implications	89	(1)
Negotiating positions	90	(4)
Conclusion	94	(2)
5 Globalization, Innovation and Socially Robust Knowledge	96	(20)
Michael Gibbons
Introduction	96	(1)
The new context	96	(5)
Globalization, innovation and competition	101	(2)
Tensions generated by mode 2 research in universities	103	(2)
Contextualization, trading zones and transaction spaces	105	(3)
Policy implications	108	(7)
Conclusions	115	(1)
6 Differentiation and Diversity in University Systems	116	(26)
Roger King
Introduction	116	(3)
Where has diversity as a 'good thing' come from?	119	(6)
Binary, segmented and unified systems	125	(5)
Human capital and social reproduction	130	(4)
Self-help and institutional diversity	134	(2)
The system of competitive realism	136	(3)
Conclusion: innovation and dynamic competition	139	(3)
7 Borderless Higher Education	142	(22)
Svava Bjarnason
Introduction	142	(1)
Borderless(ness)	143	(2)
The global higher education 'market'	145	(3)
Future scenarios	148	(2)
New providers	150	(2)
Competitors and collaborators	152	(2)
Global collaborators	154	(6)
Conclusions: future directions for borderless higher education	160	(4)
8 Teaching and Learning in the Global Era	164	(17)
Yoni Ryan
Introduction	164	(1)
Student mobility and its effects on teaching	165	(4)
New technologies and globalization	169	(6)
Globalization and the pursuit of the vocational	175	(2)
The changing academic role	177	(2)
Conclusion	179	(2)
Bibliography	181	(7)
Index	188