University of the World: A Case for a World University System - Dieter Lenzen - Books - Springer International Publishing AG - 9783319134543 - January 27, 2015
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Dieter Lenzen
University of the World: A Case for a World University System 2015 edition

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In this book, Dieter Lenzen analyzes the world's three major educational systems: the Continental-European, the Atlantic (Anglo-American) and the East Asian. Distancing himself from the current trend towards the economically driven Anglo-American system of education, the author proposes an alternative model, "a university of the world".

Contents:

·         Three concepts of the university in the globalization process

·         The dynamics of global social systems

·         Global challenges in the post-secondary educational sector as springboard for comparing systems

·         Convergence and divergence: current system dynamics in the post-secondary sector

·         Can there be fair chances in a world university system?

·         Conclusion

Target readers:

·         Theorists of higher education

·         Policy makers of higher education

·         Administrators of higher education

·         Social scientists

The author:

Professor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is the president of Universität Hamburg, vice president of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) in Germany and the German universities' spokesperson for the HRK.

52 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released January 27, 2015
ISBN13 9783319134543
Publishers Springer International Publishing AG
Pages 52
Dimensions 383 × 238 × 8 mm   ·   95 g
Language English  

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