This book honours the academic trajectory and global impact of Philip G. Altbach, one of the most important education comparativists for over forty years. It offers a fresh examination of the current state of the field of comparative higher education.

Honors Philip G. Altbach as a founding father of the field of international and comparative higher education Makes a fresh examination of the current state of the field of comparative higher education, with experts from different schools of thought and academic traditions Contrasts some of the most important tendencies in this field

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Introduction; Alma Maldonado-Maldonado and Roberta Malee Bassett.- 1. The Complexity of Higher Education. A Career in Academics and Activism; Philip G. Altbach.- PART 1: Academic Profession.- PART 2: Internationalization of Higher Education.- PART 3: Academic Mobility.- PART 4: Regional Perspectives.- PART 5: Global Perspectives.- PART 6: World-Class Universities.- PART 7: Philip G. AltbachThe Teacher.- 24. Final Remarks; Roberta Malee Bassett and Alma Maldonado.