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de Wit, Hans; Altbach, Philip G. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2023
The COVID pandemic created significant problems for higher education worldwide, including new and exacerbated challenges related to international higher education. In this article, the authors focus on: (1) the implications for onsite and online education; (2) international student mobility and internationalization at home; (3) the impact of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Education, Futures (of Society), COVID-19
Altbach, Philip G.; de Wit, Hans – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2015
Increasing political and military tension in several parts of the world will inevitably affect international higher education. Nationalist, religious, and ideological conflicts challenge the original ideas of international cooperation and exchange in higher education as promoters of peace and mutual understanding and of global engagement. Since…
Descriptors: International Education, Peace, Higher Education, International Cooperation
de Wit, Hans; Altbach, Philip G. – Policy Reviews in Higher Education, 2021
Internationalization as a concept and strategic agenda is a relatively new, broad, and varied phenomenon in tertiary education. During the past half-century, internationalization has evolved from a marginal activity to a key aspect of the reform agenda. This analysis addresses the following points: What are the historical developments of…
Descriptors: International Education, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Futures (of Society)
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
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Altbach, Philip G. – Comparative Education, 1989
Presents a historical and international overview of student political movements. Discusses the sporadic nature of student activism, effects of mass media attention and government response, characteristics of activist leaders and participants, and the cultural and educational impact of student protest in Third World and industrialized countries.…
Descriptors: Activism, College Students, Developing Nations, Dissent
Altbach, Philip G. – Educational Documentation and Information, 1982
The 336 citations on reform and innovation in higher education listed in this annotated bibliography include comparative studies, curriculum and teaching, democratization, economic aspects and planning, expansion and access, future trends, historical aspects, national policies, political and sociological analyses, structure and governance, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change
Altbach, Philip G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
Describes the changing nature of higher education in Singapore, exploring particularly the government's manipulation of the country's lone (but rapidly growing) university to further national political and economic policy. Educational quality and academic freedom are noted as remaining at high levels despite the university's lack of institutional…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
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Altbach, Philip G. – Review of Higher Education, 1991
Key developments affecting higher education worldwide are examined, including post-World War II expansion in the Third World, broadened access to education, autonomy, and accountability. Reforms driven by societal demands, changing patterns of funding and access, and the political role of students. Issues for the near future are discussed.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Developing Nations, Educational Change
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Altbach, Philip G. – Change, 1987
A scandal relating to examination-fixing in the University of Bombay led to the resignation of its vice chancellor, followed by the chief minister of the state of Maharashtra. The intersection of politics and education, and the use of educational institutions for political or patronage purposes was at the heart of the problem. (MLW)
Descriptors: Certification, College Governing Councils, Foreign Countries, Government Role
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Altbach, Philip G. – Higher Education, 1991
This introduction to the special issue on student political activism and attitudes notes the importance of college student attitudes toward politics, education, and society in affecting campus politics, academic choices, and society. (MSE)
Descriptors: Activism, College Environment, College Students, Extracurricular Activities
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Altbach, Philip G. – Comparative Education Review, 1986
Introduces participants of a symposium on current controversies concerning UNESCO. Discusses contributions of UNESCO to the fields of comparative and international education and American government objections related to the large UNESCO bureaucracy and the political and ideological underpinnings of some UNESCO activities. (SV)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Comparative Education, Foreign Policy, Ideology
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Altbach, Philip G. – Comparative Education Review, 1989
Reviews four books about the student protest movements of the 1960s. Two books, by Todd Gitlin and Tom Hayden, focus on the United States, while the others consider international events; all four examine student political activism, but none considers the resultant conservative political and social reactions. (DHP)
Descriptors: Activism, Book Reviews, College Students, Demonstrations (Civil)
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Altbach, Philip G. – Higher Education, 1984
Student political activism remains a key issue in the Third World despite its decline in industrialized nations. The historical development of student politics and student involvement in independence struggles, students' role as incipient elites, and the fragility of the political structures of many Third World nations contribute to the efficacy…
Descriptors: Activism, College Role, College Students, Developing Nations
Altbach, Philip G. – 1968
A bibliographic compilation on student activism and higher education is preceded by two introductory essays dealing with (1) student activism as an American phenomenon, and (2) academic reaction to the growth of violent student movements on university campuses. Included in the bibliography are readings in the following areas: (1) overviews on…
Descriptors: Activism, Bibliographies, Civil Rights, College Students
Altbach, Philip G. – 1989
Three essays by the Director of the Comparative Education Center at the State University of New York (Buffalo) have the following titles: "Comparative Perspectives on the Academic Profession,""Student Political Activism," and "University Reform". The first essay discusses the role of the academic profession in the university, stressing the…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Faculty, Comparative Education, Developed Nations
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