Overview
- Provides a comprehensive overview of the growth and transformations of higher education across different world regions from 1945 to 2015
- Identifies the main trends and their impact on the development, diversification, and differentiation of higher education institutions
- Written by an award winning author
Part of the book series: African Histories and Modernities (AHAM)
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“This is a monumental contribution to the stock of knowledge on developments in higher education worldwide in the past seven decades. Teasing out the major forces that brought about profound transformations in higher education since 1945, it analyzes how they interacted in different ways around the globe. A comprehensive and impressive synthesis of developments and trends affecting both public and private higher education, this is a ‘must read’ for any scholar of higher education today.” (Eva Egron-Polak, Executive Director, International Universities Bureau, and Secretary General, International Association of Universities, Paris, France)
“Long awaited has been a comprehensive, discursive study that situates the post 1945 world systems of higher education within the dominant services driven sectors of the contemporary global knowledge economy. Brilliantly conceived as a dialogue on the relationships between capitalist productivity agendas and the 20th century human rights revolution, it presents the principles and priorities of higher education as expressions of a convergence of market forces, civil rights, and the need to industrialize knowledge.” (Sir Hilary McDonald Beckles, Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica)
“This book is indispensable for all those interested in understanding the evolution and current character of higher education in the world. It interrogates the processes of massification, corporatization, multi-disciplinarity, and internationalization. It explains how these phenomena emerged and evolved after 1945, and what needs to be done for universities to meet the needs of the 21st century. A must read for all scholars and policy makers interested in building locally responsive and globally competitive universities.” (Adam Habib, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Paul Tiyambe Zeleza is Vice Chancellor of the United States International University-Africa. Previously he was a professor and held senior administrative positions in Canada and the United States. He is the author of more than two dozen books several of which have won international awards.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Transformation of Global Higher Education, 1945-2015
Authors: Paul Tiyambe Zeleza
Series Title: African Histories and Modernities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52869-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57857-0Published: 21 July 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-72074-3Published: 23 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-52869-8Published: 01 September 2016
Series ISSN: 2634-5773
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5781
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 385
Topics: History of Education, Modern History, World History, Global and Transnational History, Higher Education