โ Scribed by John N. Hawkins, W. James Jacob (eds.)
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Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Setting the Global Education Policy Stage: Shifts, Trends, and Perspectives....Pages 3-11
The Evolving Nature of Comparative Education Research....Pages 13-25
Front Matter....Pages 26-26
When China Opens to the World: A Study of Transnational Higher Education in Zhejiang, China....Pages 29-46
Education Within the Knowledge Industry....Pages 47-69
Higher Education and Quality Assurance: Trends and Tensions in Asia....Pages 71-88
A Policy Framework for Higher Education in Lebanon: The Role of Strategic Planning....Pages 89-107
ICT-Driven Curriculum Reform in Higher Education: Experiences, Prospects, Trends, and Challenges in Africa....Pages 109-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Making Gender Matter: Paradigms for Equality, Equity, and Excellence....Pages 131-154
Leaps or One Step at a Time: Skirting or Helping Engage the Debate? The Case of Reading....Pages 155-174
Finessing Foreign Pressure in Education through Deliberate Policy Failure: Soviet Legacy, Foreign Prescriptions, and Democratic Accountability in Estonia....Pages 175-197
Australian Aid and the Development of Education Policy: Reframing Engagement in Papua New Guinea....Pages 199-224
The Challenges of Universal Primary Education Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 225-245
Time Misspent, Opportunities Lost: Use of Time in School and Learning....Pages 247-264
Back Matter....Pages 265-278
Philosophy of Education; Educational Technology; Educational Policy and Politics; Educational Philosophy; Administration, Organization and Leadership
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