The Dynamics of Higher Education Development in East Asia - (International and Development Education) by D Neubauer & J Shin & Kenneth A Loparo

About the Book

"Asia Pacific higher education is in a state of continuous transition. This volume provides explanatory frames for the complex nature of this transition by examining four oft-cited "explanations" for the contemporary Asian university. One of these explanations/hypotheses holds that minor differences aside, the dominant higher education form and practices are derived from Western models. Another explanation seeks to trace historical elements of Asia higher education that have been carried forward into the contemporary. A third explanation focuses on the dominant role that societal economic development has played in contemporary Asia and the importance of higher education in assisting such development. A final explanation focuses on the increasing importance that global models of higher education are playing in the formation and development of the contemporary Asian university"--

Book Synopsis

This book examines four theses regarding Asian higher education and development: interplay between cultural traditions, economic development, globalization, and the evolution of the 'hybrid' university. Top scholars evaluate these hypotheses and determine the elements shaping the history and present circumstances of Asia-Pacific higher education.

Review Quotes

"This volume contributes significantly to ongoing debates on the influence of East Asian values and traditions, neoliberalism, globalization, and the internationalization of higher education in the development of East Asian higher education and the dynamics involved in such developments. ... this volume on the dynamics of higher education development in East Asia should be considered required reading for those dealing in higher education policy and those in international higher education." (Roger Y. Chao Jr., Pacific Affairs, pacificaffairs.ubc.ca, May, 2016)

About the Author

Sakarindr Bhumiratana, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand Sheng-Ju Chan, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan John N. Hawkins, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Fasli Jalal, Indonesia National Population and Family Planning Board, Indonesia Molly N.N. Lee, Malaysia Ka Ho Mok, University of Hong Kong, China Deane E. Neubauer, University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA Jung Cheol Shin, Seoul National University, Korea Xun, Yuan, East China Normal University, China Reiko Yamada, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan