The University in the Age of Globalization

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Globalization, the Changing Nature of Higher Education and International Rankings of Universities

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Challenges in the Quest to Create Global Qualifications and Standards Are Driving Change in Education Systems

      • Gordon Stanley

      Pages 3-25

   3. Diversification, Rankings and Their Conditions. General Problems and the Polish Example

      • Julita Jabłecka

      Pages 26-61

3. The High Rankings of Universities from the USA: Environment, Resources or Policies?

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63

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   2. An Economic Perspective on Higher Education in the USA

      • Josef C. Brada

      Pages 65-81

   3. Making the Case for a Strong Public Research University: The University of Kentucky Top-20 Business Plan

      • Alan J. DeYoung, Tara K. Baas

      Pages 82-112

   4. Promoting High Quality Teaching Practices in Higher Education: Lessons Learned from the USA

      • Charles Henderson, Andrea L. Beach, Noah Finkelstein

      Pages 113-137

   5. Factors Limiting the International Competitiveness of European Universities

      • Krzysztof Pawłowski

      Pages 138-154

   6. Why Are US Universities at the Top of the International Rankings?

      • Elise S. Brezis

      Pages 155-176

4. Higher Education in the New Member States of the European Union: Lisbon, Bologna and Beyond

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177

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   2. Analysis of Systemic Reasons for Lower Competitiveness of European Universities, the Case of Poland

      • Kazimierz Stępień

      Pages 179-186

   3. Institutional Determinants of the Development of Private Higher Education in Europe

      • Wojciech Bienkowski

      Pages 187-201

   4. Looking for a Model of the Contemporary University

      • Krzysztof Leja

      Pages 202-223

   5. Overcoming Barriers to University-Industry Cooperation with a Focus on the Information and Communications Technology Sector — the Czech Experience

      • Vladimír Mařík

      Pages 224-242

   6. Conclusion

      • Gordon Stanley

      Pages 243-244

5. Back Matter

   Pages 245-258

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An informed discussion of the global education market, analysing the rankings system, and the determinants which help universities to advance. The authors examine possible improvements in the promotion and commercialization of university research, and the role of universities in the social and economic development of transition economies.

• Bologna
• development
• Economic Development
• education
• Europe
• globalization
• higher education
• Polis
• Standards
• teaching
• transition
• university

• Lazarski University, Poland

  Wojciech Bienkowski

• Arizona State University, USA

  Josef C. Brada

• The University of Sydney, Australia

  Gordon Stanley

JOSEF C. BRADA Professor of Economics at Arizona State University, USA. GORDON STANLEY Honorary Professor of Higher Education at the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Australia. WOJCIECH BIENKOWSKI Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management at Lazarski University, Poland.

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