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ERIC Number: EJ453687
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-4985
Universities in Transition in Asia.
Gungwu, Wang
Oxford Review of Education, v18 n1 p17-27 1992
Discusses the history of Asian universities, their position today, and what the transitions represent for the future. Describes the major debate in the past as concerning the preservation of traditional cultural values while becoming modern institutions. Argues that Asian universities need to recognize the great relevance of traditions to social and psychological community health. (DK)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Cultural Context, Cultural Interrelationships, Educational Change, Educational History, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Modernization, Role of Education, School Community Relationship, Social Change, Traditionalism, Universities, Western Civilization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Asia