From Dependence to Autonomy The Development of Asian Universities

This book is an example of an international editorial enterprise. The two editors, located in the United States and Singapore, coordinated a team of authors in ten countries. Linked by common concerns, the lengthy process of preparing such a complex volume proved to be a pleasantly cooperative task...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Altbach, P.G. (Editor), Selvaratnam, V. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1989, 1989
Edition:1st ed. 1989
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Twisted roots: The Western impact on Asian higher education
  • One: The Non-Colonial Experience
  • 2. China’s universities and Western academic models
  • 3. Looking west and east: Thailand’s academic development
  • 4. Independence and choice: Western impacts on Japanese higher education
  • Two: The European Colonial Tradition
  • 5. The Western impact on Philippine higher education
  • 6. The origin of modern Indonesian higher education
  • 7. Indian higher education: Colonialism and beyond
  • 8. Change amidst continuity: University development in Malaysia
  • 9. University education in Singapore: The making of a national university
  • Three: The Japanese Colonial Impact
  • 10. The emergence of the modern university in Korea
  • 11. The development of higher education in Taiwan