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Virtually, all institutions of higher education almost everywhere in the world have been influenced by the concept of globalisation. The resulting policy changes in each nation-state have, of course, reflected the degree of impact of globalisation on the country, hence the changes in higher education. This chapter critically examines policy changes in higher education based on the effects of globalisation. The chapter is divided into four major areas, viz: (a) key elements and analysis of neoliberal ideas about globalisation; (b) purpose of higher education prior to the late 1970s onward; (c) policy changes in higher education and its impact on students, demands for private universities, funding and the issue of quality; (d) future trends and recommendations. The research on which this chapter is based was conducted partially in West Africa in 2000-2001 and partially in the USA in the 2002-2003 academic year. The chapter is not country-specific; rather, examples where appropriate, are drawn from all over the world.
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Banya, K. (2010). Globalisation and Higher Education Policy Changes. In: Zajda, J., Geo-JaJa, M. (eds) The Politics of Education Reforms. Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3218-8_4
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