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Altbach, Philip G.; Engberg, David – 2001
This inventory is a guide to higher education programs, centers, and related agencies. It opens with an essay that gives an overview of higher education research and training, providing a context for the programs and centers listed in the inventory. The chapters are: (1) "Research and Training in Higher Education: The State of the Art" (Philip G.…
Descriptors: Colleges, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, International Education
Altbach, Philip G.; Saldanha, Denzil; Weiler, Jeanne – 1987
This bibliography comprises 1,419 items arranged in 35 chapters. About 40 percent of the listings include annotations. The bibliography includes education materials in English mainly for the period from 1960 to 1985. In a few instances, important items published earlier are listed. The volume covers the major South Asian nations of Bangladesh,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Asian Studies, Comparative Education, Developing Nations
Altbach, Philip G. – 1979
Consisting of an essay and a bibliography, this book provides a discussion of the origins and development of comparative higher education as a field of study, an interpretation of the key issues in higher education as they affect different countries, and a select list of significant contributions to the literature on the subject. The essay begins…
Descriptors: Activism, Articulation (Education), Bibliographies, Books
Morsy, Zaghloul, Ed.; Altbach, Philip G. – 1993
This book presents a collection of essays dealing with key issues and trends facing the future of higher education on the international level as the world moves into the 21st century. Essays and their authors are as follows: "The Idea of the University: Changing Roles, Current Crisis and Future Challenges" (Torsten Husen); "Patterns…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Altbach, Philip G.; Kelly, Gail P. – 1988
This volume of essays focuses on textbooks in developing nations of the world. Issues of concern are textbook supply in the schools, national policies and their relation to textbook supply and content, the role of national and international agencies in textbook publication and control, and the influence of textbooks on classroom practice. The…
Descriptors: African Studies, Asian Studies, Comparative Education, Content Analysis
