Showing papers by "Philip G. Altbach published in 2002"

Evaluation and the Academy: Are We Doing the Right Thing?

Abstract: The views expressed in this volume are those held by the authors and are not necessarily those of the Officers and Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. No part of this pamphlet may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses' Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The authors would like to express their deep gratitude to the members of the Advisory Committee, who met with us many times and commented on numerous drafts of this text. We express our thanks to those members who did extensive and crucial drafting. If the pamphlet has value, most of the credit belongs to our generous advisors. We are also very grateful to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which acted as the convener for our group and provided start-up funds. In particular, Leslie Berlowitz and Corinne Schelling participated in our discussions and provided valuable ideas and very helpful administrative support. Finally, our thanks to Carnegie Corporation of New York for providing a grant that has made possible the printing and distribution of this pamphlet as well as public outreach connected to this project.

Perspectives on International Higher Education

Abstract: (2002). Perspectives on International Higher Education. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning: Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 29-31.

Research and Training in Higher Education: The State of the Art.

Abstract: The author presents a tour d'horizon of the field of higher education studies, including research on higher education, citing the relevant publication series and journals dealing with the subject, the strongest institutions, worldwide, offering university level studies in the field, and the antecedents of the endeavour It is growing in importance as higher education institutions and systems expand, diversify, and become increasingly complex, requiring more and better insights regarding themselves for various purposes The field needs to more fully tap findings in parallel interdisciplinary fields and to publicize the results of private institutional endeavours such as institutional research A very glowing prognosis for higher education studies is given