The road to academic excellence : the making of world-class research universities / edited by Jamil Salmi and Philip G. Altbach. - xxvi, 363 pages : illulstrations ; 23 cm - Directions in development .

The positive contribution of tertiary education is increasingly recognized as not limited to middle-income and advanced countries, since it applies equally to low-income economies. Tertiary education can help countries become more globally competitive by developing a skilled, productive, and flexible labor force and by creating, applying, and spreading new ideas and technologies. Research universities are reckoned among the central institutions of the 21st century knowledge economies. This book extends the analysis of the framework presented in The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Universities (Salmi 2009) and by examining the recent experience of 11 universities in nine countries that have grappled with the challenges of building successful research institutions in difficult circumstances and learning from the lessons of these experiences. --publisher description

9780821388051 (alk. paper) 9780821388068

2011017058


Education, Higher--Economic aspects
Universities and colleges--Research
Higher education and state
Eğitim, Yüksek --Ekonomik yönleri
Economic development--Effect of education on
Ekonomik kalkınma--Eğitimin etkisi
Education and globalization

LC67.6 / .R63 2011