Overview
- Addresses important questions and puzzles regarding the massification of higher education in Asia
- Provides extensive coverage of various elements related to massification by examining trends, governance quality, equality, and equity in the Asian higher education sector
- Equips readers to critically evaluate and understand the consequences and challenges that massification entails
- Prompts policymakers and higher education administrators to tackle emerging issues related to the massification of higher education
Part of the book series: Higher Education in Asia: Quality, Excellence and Governance (HEAQEG)
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About this book
This book addresses important questions and puzzles regarding the massification of higher education in Asia. It equips readers to critically evaluate and understand the consequences and challenges that massification entails, while also prompting policymakers and higher education administrators to tackle emerging issues related to the massification of higher education. Readers will gain a deeper, nuanced understanding of this trend, including its impacts and governance issues.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
John N. Hawkins is a professor emeritus at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, and co-director of the APHERP East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr Hawkins is a specialist on higher education reform in the United States and Asia, and the author of several books and research articles on education and development in Asia. He was the dean of International Studies at UCLA for 13 years and has served as a director of the UCLA Foundation Board and director of the East-West Center Foundation Board.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Massification of Higher Education in Asia
Book Subtitle: Consequences, Policy Responses and Changing Governance
Editors: Alfred M. Wu, John N. Hawkins
Series Title: Higher Education in Asia: Quality, Excellence and Governance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0248-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-0246-6Published: 26 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4369-8Published: 09 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-0248-0Published: 17 July 2018
Series ISSN: 2365-6352
Series E-ISSN: 2365-6360
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 147
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations
Topics: International and Comparative Education, Higher Education