Higher Education in a Globalising World

List of Contributors. Preface; P. Maassen. Foreword; J. Enders, O. Fulton. Blurring Boundaries and Blistering Institutions: An Introduction; J. Enders, O. Fulton. Part 1: Higher Education Policy and Society in a Globalising World. The Stakeholder Perspective Historically Explored; G. Neave. National Characteristics and Policy Idiosyncrasies; M. Kogan. Changing Patterns in Modes of Co-ordination of Higher Education; V.L. Meek. Transformation or Reproduction? Contradictions in the Social Role of the Contemporary University; J. Brennan. International Governmental Organisations and Research on Higher Education; J. Sadlak, K. Hüfner. Part 2: Global Challenges and Varied Responses. Globalisation and Internationalisation: Policy Agendas Compared; F. van Vught, et al Sorbonne, Bologna, Prague: Where do we go from here? L. Cerych. Globalisation and Higher Education Reforms: The Japanese Case; A. Arimoto. Internationalisation in Mexican Higher Education; R. Kent. Globalisation, Regional Responsiveness and a Developing South African Higher Education System; K. Strydom. Part 3: Implications for Students, Staff, and Labour Markets. Signs of Disengagement? Responding to the Changing Work and Study Patterns of Full-Time Undergraduates in Australian Universities; C. McInnis. Higher Learning in an Age of Uncertainty From Postmodern Critique to Appropriate University Practices; O. Kivinen. Are Universities Ready to Face the Knowledge-Based Economy? J.-J. Paul. Higher Education and the Transition to Work in Japan Compared with Europe; K. Yoshimoto. Developing an Academic Career in a Globalising World; E. El-Khawas. Annex: Ulrich Teichler - Selected MajorPublications.