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Asian Higher Education - An International Handbook and Reference Guide (Hardcover, New)
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Asia is home to a majority of the world's population and has an
expanding economy. As the West engages in greater interaction with
the East, developments in Asia have increasingly greater
significance throughout the world. Higher education is central to
the tremendous expansion of Asia. This reference book surveys the
state of higher education in 20 representative Asian countries.
Countries profiled include advanced industrial nations, such as
Japan and Singapore, as well as more impoverished lands, such as
Bangladesh. Chapters are written by expert contributors, and each
author cites current literature and research. An introductory essay
overviews the nature of higher education in Asia, and an extensive
bibliography concludes the work. Developments in Asia have
tremendous significance for the rest of the world. Asia has a
rapidly expanding economy and is home to most of the world's
population. It is a land of tremendous size and equally great
diversity. At times Asia seems to be an economic and military
threat to the West, while on other occasions it seems to be a
valuable partner in the emerging global economy. The technological,
political, and economic developments that have taken place in Asia
are largely the result of Asian higher education. Thus Asian higher
education is important not only to the Eastern, but also to the
Western world. This reference book surveys the state of higher
education in Asia and thus provides a valuable perspective on
changes in Eastern society. An introductory essay discusses the
current state of Asian higher education and provides a useful
context for the rest of the work. The remainder of the book
contains alphabetically arranged entries on higher education in
twenty representative Asian countries. Some of the countries, like
China and India, have enormous populations. Others, like Japan and
Singapore, have witnessed tremendous economic prosperity. And some,
like Iran and North Korea, have great political significance. Each
entry is written by an expert contributor and provides background
information, a discussion of current issues, and an examination of
future trends. Entries cite current literature and research, and
the volume concludes with an extensive bibliography.
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