Higher education in the Asia Pacific : challenges for the future - Kell, Peter, 1953-; Vogl, Gillian (Newcastle, U.K. : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007)
pt. I. Tensions in negotiating the transnational market and the national objectives of higher education -- pt. II. Tensions between traditional and alternative views of teaching and learning in higher education -- pt. III. Tensions around quality, access and participation in transnational markets.
Papers from two conferences co-organised by the Australian Research Council Key Centre for Asia-Pacific Social Transformation Studies (CAPSTRANS) based at the University of Wollongong in Australia, and the National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN) based at the Univerity Sains Malaysia in Penang, Malaysia. The "Malaysia-Australia Higher Education Forum" was hosted by CAPSTRANS at Wollongong, Nov. 2-4, 2005, with co-sponsorship from the International Centre of Excellence for Asia-Pacific Studies (ICEAPS). The "Higher Education in the Asia Pacific and Networked Society" was hosted by IPPTN and USM in Penang, Nov. 8-11, 2006.
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Keywords: Education, Higher -- Pacific Area -- Congresses; Education and globalization -- Pacific Area -- Congresses; Electronic books