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Asian Universities: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challengesreviewed by David Pang - 2005 Title: Asian Universities: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges Author(s): Philip G. Altbach and Toru Umaskoshi Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore ISBN: 0801880378, Pages: 377, Year: 2004 Search for book at Amazon.com Asian Universities: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges is an expansion and an update of an earlier effort in 1989 by researchers from around Asia to study and think about Asian higher education (p. 7). Its aim is to highlight the realities of contemporary higher education in the Asian context (p. 10). The volumes editors, Philip Altbach and Toru Umakoshi, are professors of higher education in the United States and Japan, respectively. The chapter authors are Asian academics or practitioners with substantial in-country experience and insider knowledge about higher education in Asia. Thus, the book represents a plurality of authentic voices and different perspectives, imparting a strong indigenous flavor to the contents.
The mosaic of Asian realities provides the organizing principle for the book (p. 9). The editors caution readers that this is not a reference book (p. 9), preempting any rising of hopes and expectations among readers of finding the... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- David Pang
Independent Researcher E-mail Author DAVID PANG is an independent researcher. His current interests centre around comparative and international education with a special focus on education in Asia, Asian studies in Western educational systems, immigration and education, and international (export) education. He has lived and worked in Malaysia and Brunei as an educationist for many years. He holds a PhD degree in education from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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