The Social Role of Higher Education : Comparative Perspectives (Paperback)

Series Editor’s Preface 1. Academic Culture in an International Context, Ken Kempner and William G. Tierney 2. The Academic Profession and the Culture of the Faculty: A Perspective on Latin American Universities, William G. Tierney 3. The Modernist Traditions of Japanese Higher Education, Ken Kempner and Misao Makino 4. Cultural Influences on Higher Education in Thailand, Varaporn Bovonsiri, Pornlerd Uampuang, and Gerald Fox 5. Modernity on the Periphery: Expansion and Cultural Change in Mexican Public Universities, Rollin Kent 6. Culture and the Role of Women in Latin American University: The Case of the University of Costa Rica, Susan B. Twombly 7. The Political Economy of Entrepreneurial Culture in Higher Education: Policies toward Foreign Students in Australia and the United States, Gary Rhoades and Don Smart 8. The Educational Decentralization in Latin America: The Case of Chile, Claudio Figueroa and Marcos Valle 9. Private and Public Intellectuals in Finland, Jussi Valimaa Contributors Index