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Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 25.00Tracing the transformation of early modern academics into modern researchers from the Renaissance to Romanticism, Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University uses the history of the university and reframes the "Protestant Ethic" to reconsider the conditions of knowledge production in the modern world. William Clark argues that... more...
The Challenge of Expanding Secondary Education and Training in Madagascar
World Bank Publications 2008; US$ 9.99This report, produced with the help of Madagascars national education team in 2006-07, is designed to contribute to ongoing education reform discussions. It analyzes the constraints to system expansion and presents possible next steps for an appropriate course of action. This report aims to encourage discussion among policymakers, stakeholders... more...
Constructing Development
Springer 2009; US$ 109.99Argues that a development project or policy should not be understood and analyzed as a linear system and it should be viewed as a complex and dialectical organism. This title examines the strengths and weaknesses of 'public-private partnerships', which are being used frequently by donor agencies to implement social services. more...
From Expert Student to Novice Professional
Springer 2011; US$ 109.99Students entering higher education expect their studies to lead them towards some specific form of professional career. But in this age, complex internationalized professions are the main source of work for graduates, so students need to prepare themselves for a future that can be volatile, changeable and challenging. This book shows how students navigate... more...
Handbook on Globalization and Higher Education
Edward Elgar Publishing 2011; US$ 60.00Higher education has entered centre-stage in the context of the knowledge economy and has been deployed in the search for economic competitiveness and social development. Against this backdrop, this highly illuminating Handbook explores worldwide convergences and divergences in national higher education systems resulting from increased global co-operation... more...
Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research
Springer 2010; US$ 54.99Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms of... more...
History of Universities, 24/1&2
OUP Oxford 2009; US$ 114.99Volume XXIV of History of Universities contains the customary mix of learned articles, book reviews, and bibliographical information, which makes this publication such an indispensable tool for the historian of higher education. Its contributions range widely geographically, chronologically, and in subject-matter. more...
History of Universities, Volume XXII/1
Oxford University Press, UK 2007; US$ 109.99VolumeXXII/1 of History of Universities contains the customary mix of learned articles, book reviews, conference reports, and bibliographical information, which makes this publication an indispensable tool for the historian of higher education. It offers a lively combination of original research and invaluable reference material. - ;Volume XXII/1 of... more...
History of Universities, Volume XXII/2
OUP Oxford 2008; US$ 124.99Volume XXII/2 of History of Universities contains the customary mix of learned articles, book reviews, and bibliographical information. In this special issue, the contributors examine the institutional and intellectual history of the Coll--egrave--;ge de Montaigu, from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. - ;Volume XXII/2 of History of Universities... more...
History of Universities, Volume XXIII/1
OUP Oxford 2008; US$ 124.99Volume XXIII/1 of History of Universities contains the customary mix of learned articles, book reviews, conference reports, and bibliographical information, which makes this publication an indispensable tool for the historian of higher education. It offers a lively combination of original research and invaluable reference material. - ;Volume XXII/1... more...









