This edited volume addresses the dynamic global contexts redefining Asia Pacific higher education, including cross-border education, capacity and national birthrate profiles, pressures created within ranking/status systems, and complex shifts in the meanings of the public good that influence public education in an increasingly privatized world.

Autorentext
Deane E. Neubauer is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA and Senior Advisor to the International Forum for Education program at the East-West Center, Honolulu, USA.

Inhalt

1. The Perception of Higher Education as a Public Good: The Case of Hong Kong; Siu-yau Lee 2. Higher Education and the Public Good in Indonesia: Creating Inclusive and Diverse National Universities in the Era of Globalization; Chiara Logli 3. Redefining Internationalization: Reverse Student Mobility in South Korea; Stephanie K. Kim 4. Emerging Practices in University-Community Engagement in Malaysia; Munir Shuib and Siti Norbaya Azizan 5. Seeking a Redefinition of Higher Education by Exploring the Changing Dynamics of Higher Education Expansion and Corresponding Policies in Taiwan; Cheng Cheng Yang 6. International Intersections with Learning Theory: The Role of Feedback in the Learning Loop; Frederique Bouilheres 7. Changing Dynamics of Asia Pacific Higher Education Globalization, Higher Education Massification and the Direction of STEM Fields for East Asian Education and Individuals; Aki Yamada 8. Integrating Research into Teaching in the APEX University in Malaysia; Ahmad Nurulazam Md Zain, Mageswary Karpudewan, and Munir Shuib 9. Conclusion; Christopher S. Collins and Deane Neubauer