Academic Star Wars
A pioneering collection of case studies on the global phenomenon of academic excellence initiatives and how they shape the performance of research universities.Academic excellence initiatives (AEIs)—special government-sponsored programs to improve research universities—have provided billions of doll...
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| description | A pioneering collection of case studies on the global phenomenon of academic excellence initiatives and how they shape the performance of research universities.Academic excellence initiatives (AEIs)—special government-sponsored programs to improve research universities—have provided billions of dollars to top universities and represent perhaps the most significant effort in the past half-century to jump-start academic research. The contributors to Academic Star Wars, superbly edited by Maria Yudkevich, Philip G. Altbach, and Jamil Salmi, analyze AEIs in nine European and Asian countries, including China, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Denmark, France, Germany, and Russia, and offer penetrating insights into the successes and problems of these initiatives, as well as into the broader system of higher education itself. Academic Star Wars provides a comprehensive analysis of AEIs across the globe as it seeks to understand the impact of these programs on national higher ed systems. The contributors explore a host of topics, including how the idea of excellence varies across national systems; the lessons to be drawn from the most successful AEIs; the consequences of AEIs, both intended and unintended, for participating universities; and whether AEIs ensure a significant impact on the global standing of national higher education systems. Finally, the contributors offer policy recommendations for national decision-makers and university leaders, taking into account the variety of initial conditions of national higher education systems and the differences in AEI design, scope, and funding. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1467122024-10-25T13:18:00Z Academic Star Wars Yudkevich, Maria Altbach, Philip G. Salmi, Jamil Academic excellence initiatives research universities academic competition university rankings world-class universities thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JND Educational systems and structures::JNDH Education: examinations and assessment thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher education, tertiary education A pioneering collection of case studies on the global phenomenon of academic excellence initiatives and how they shape the performance of research universities.Academic excellence initiatives (AEIs)—special government-sponsored programs to improve research universities—have provided billions of dollars to top universities and represent perhaps the most significant effort in the past half-century to jump-start academic research. The contributors to Academic Star Wars, superbly edited by Maria Yudkevich, Philip G. Altbach, and Jamil Salmi, analyze AEIs in nine European and Asian countries, including China, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Denmark, France, Germany, and Russia, and offer penetrating insights into the successes and problems of these initiatives, as well as into the broader system of higher education itself. Academic Star Wars provides a comprehensive analysis of AEIs across the globe as it seeks to understand the impact of these programs on national higher ed systems. The contributors explore a host of topics, including how the idea of excellence varies across national systems; the lessons to be drawn from the most successful AEIs; the consequences of AEIs, both intended and unintended, for participating universities; and whether AEIs ensure a significant impact on the global standing of national higher education systems. Finally, the contributors offer policy recommendations for national decision-makers and university leaders, taking into account the variety of initial conditions of national higher education systems and the differences in AEI design, scope, and funding. 2024-10-25T13:17:58Z 2024-10-25T13:17:58Z 2023 book ONIX_20241025_9780262376693_90 9780262376693 9780262546850 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/146712 eng The MIT Press image/jpeg n/a https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/14601.001.0001 The MIT Press The MIT Press 10.7551/mitpress/14601.001.0001 10.7551/mitpress/14601.001.0001 ae0cf962-f685-4933-93d1-916defa5123d 9780262376693 9780262546850 The MIT Press 282 Cambridge open access |
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| topic | Academic excellence initiatives research universities academic competition university rankings world-class universities thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JND Educational systems and structures::JNDH Education: examinations and assessment thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher education, tertiary education |
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