Showing papers by "Philip G. Altbach published in 1997"

The International Academic Profession: Portraits of Fourteen Countries

Abstract: The Academic Profession in International Perspective(Philip G. Altbach and Lionel S. Lewis). AUSTRALIA. The Australian Academic Profession(Barry A. Sheehan and Anthony R. Welch). ASIA. The Academic Profession in Korea(Sungho H. Lee). The Academic Profession in Japan(Akira Arimoto). The Future of the Hong Kong Academic Profession(Gerard A. Postiglione). LATIN AMERICA. The Academic Profession in Brazil(Simon Schwartzmann and Elizabeth Balbachevsky). The Chilean Academic Profession: Six Policy Issues(Ernesto Schiefelbein). The Mexican Academic Profession(Manuel Gil Anton). THE UNITED STATES. The American Academic Profession(J. Eugene Haas). EUROPE. he Academic Profession in England on the Eve of Structural Reform(Oliver Fulton). The Academic Profession in Germany(Jurgen Enders and Ulrich Teichler). The Dutch Professoriate(Peter A. Geurts, Peter A. M. Maassen, and Frans A. van Vught). The Academic Profession in Sweden(Goran Blomqvist, Hans Jalling, and Karsten Lundeqvist). The Academic Profession in Russia(Brian L. Levin-Stavenkevich and Alexander Savelyev). ISRAEL. The Academic Profession in Israel: Continuity and Transformation(Michael Chen, Esther E. Gottleib, and Ruth Yakir)

Higher education research at the turn of the new century : structures, issues, and trends

Abstract: A re-examination of the role and functions of systems and institutions of higher education in the GARLAND STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION series.

Let the Buyer Pay: International Trends in Funding for Higher Education

Abstract: The announcement by Britain’s Labour government that free tuition for higher education will be ended signals a revolution in Britain and is part of a worldwide trend. Increasingly, the cost of higher education is shifting from the public purse to the individual. By American standards, the $1,600 that university students in Britain will be asked to pay seems modest enough, but it represents a massive change in ideas about who should pay, and about the nature of a university education. Worldwide, there are several patterns of funding university study. In Europe, the state typically still pays for the institutional costs of instruction; students pay little or no tuition, but are responsible for living costs; and most universities are public. In many Asian countries (such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines), most students attend private universities and colleges and pay the full cost of their education. Tuition is also charged in the small and relatively elite public higher education sector. In the United States, a mix of public and private institutions exists; 80 percent of students attend public colleges and universities, where they pay tuition amounting to something like a quarter or more of the actual cost of instruction, with public funds and other resources covering the rest. The remaining 20 percent study in private institutions, where students pay the bulk of the cost of education.

The Coming Crisis in International Education in the United States

Abstract: I f the 21st century is to be the global era, then American universities will need to be international institutions. A central part of this profile is made up of the foreign students studying in American universities. However, the news on the foreign student front is not good. According to figures just released from the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors study, the increase for this year is just 0.3 percent—the smallest increase in the 26 years that the IIE has been tracking flows. This follows last year’s 0.6 percent increase. If something is not done, the United States will lose its standing as the preeminent place of study for the world’s students. At present, 453,787 foreign students study in the United States. This constitutes almost half of the world’s total number of foreign students, and indicates not only the size but also the reputation of America’s colleges and universities. In addition to foreign students, 59,074 foreign scholars chose to study in the United States—an increase of 2.3 percent over 1994–95 numbers. The changes this year reflect a leveling off in scholar flows following two consecutive years of falling numbers. Foreign scholars—who are often senior researchers or scientists—seem to find the United States less attractive as a place to pursue advanced research or study.