scispace - formally typeset
Search or ask a question
Author

Philip G. Altbach

Bio: Philip G. Altbach is an academic researcher from Boston College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Higher education & Comparative education. The author has an hindex of 71, co-authored 477 publications receiving 20157 citations. Previous affiliations of Philip G. Altbach include State University of New York System & University of Wisconsin-Madison.


Papers
More filters
Book ChapterDOI
Philip G. Altbach1
TL;DR: The authors compare the current subprime mortgage and housing-sector crisis in the United States and developments in international higher education and find that buyers and the housing and financial industries wanted to participate in a growing and lucrative housing market, just as many groups in the higher education industry now want to be players in international education.
Abstract: It may be illuminating to compare the current subprime mortgage and housing-sector crisis in the United States and developments in international higher education. First, buyers and the housing and financial industries wanted to participate in a growing and lucrative housing market, just as many groups in the higher education industry now want to be players in international higher education.

12 citations

Book
01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: In this paper, Rabossi et al. discuss academic inbreeding in Spanish Universities: Perverse Effects in a Global Context Jose-Gines Mora 10. Academic Inbreeding: The South African Case Saleem Badat 9. Slovenia: The Slow Decline of Academic Inbred Manja Klemen?i? and Pavel Zgaga 8. Academic Immobility and Inbreeding in Russian Universities Elizaveta Sivak and Maria Yudkevich 7.
Abstract: 1. Academic Inbreeding: Local Challenge, Global Problem Philip G. Altbach, Maria Yudkevich, and Laura E. Rumbley 2. Academic Inbreeding: State of the Literature Olga Gorelova and Maria Yudkevich 3. Academic Inbreeding in the Argentine University: A Systemic and Organizational Analysis Marcelo Rabossi 4. Faculty Inbreeding in China: Status, Causes and Results Hong Shen, Zhiping Xu, and Bingbing Zhang 5. Inbreeding in Japanese Higher Education: Inching Towards Openness in a Globalized Context Akiyoshi Yonezawa 6. Academic Immobility and Inbreeding in Russian Universities Elizaveta Sivak and Maria Yudkevich 7. Slovenia: The Slow Decline of Academic Inbreeding Manja Klemen?i? and Pavel Zgaga 8. Academic Inbreeding: The South African Case Saleem Badat 9. Academic Inbreeding in Spanish Universities: Perverse Effects in a Global Context Jose-Gines Mora 10. Academic Inbreeding in Ukraine Ilona Sologoub and Tom Coupe

12 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
22 Dec 2016
TL;DR: In 2000, the independent Task Force on Higher Education and Society published "Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise" with the support of the World Bank and UNESCO as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In 2000, the independent Task Force on Higher Education and Society published “Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise” with the support of the World Bank and UNESCO. The report highlighted the actual and potential contribution of quality higher education to social, economic, and political development. It identified key obstacles to realizing that potential, and various strategies and tools for circumventing those obstacles. “Peril and Promise”’s most important contribution was to relegitimize higher education in the development dialogue—at a time when donor and governments attention and funding focused primarily on primary and secondary education: “Education for All.” It articulated several key recommendations to the higher education sector in developing countries, faced with dramatic massification. This article aims to revisit the main messages of the report, through the lens of a comparative case study of recent changes in higher education in China and India. --- En 2000, le groupe independant de travail sur l’Enseignement Superieur et la Societe publia « L’Enseignement superieur dans les pays en voie de developpement : Peril et promesse » avec le soutien de la Banque Mondiale et de l’UNESCO. Le rapport mit en valeur la veritable contribution qu’un enseignement superieur de qualite pourrait apporter au developpement social, economique et politique. Ses auteurs identifierent les obstacles majeurs a la realisation de ce potentiel, et les strategies variees ainsi que les outils necessaires pour contourner ces obstacles. La plus importante contribution de « Peril et Promesse » fut de legitimer a nouveau la place de l’enseignement superieur au sein du discours sur le developpement, a une epoque ou l’attention des donateurs et des gouvernements, ainsi que les financements, se dirigeaient essentiellement vers l’enseignement primaire et secondaire, a l’instar du projet « Education pour tous ». Le rapport articulait plusieurs recommandations cles pour le secteur de l’enseignement superieur dans les pays en voie de developpement, en proie a une massification dramatique. Cet article a pour objectif de revisiter les principaux messages de ce rapport a travers le prisme d’une etude de cas comparative des recents changements observes dans l’enseignement superieur en Chine et en Inde.

12 citations

Book ChapterDOI
Philip G. Altbach1
TL;DR: Among the rallying cries of the youth revolutionary movements in the Middle East is a demand to reform higher education as discussed by the authors, and the complaints are numerous and well founded, including political interference at many levels, overcrowded classrooms, an inefficient and unresponsive administration, a decline in quality at all levels, an irrelevant curriculum, underqualified professors, and perhaps most significantly, degrees that do not lead to jobs.
Abstract: Among the rallying cries of the youthful revolutionary movements in the Middle East is a demand to reform higher education. The complaints are numerous and well founded. They include political interference at many levels, overcrowded classrooms, an inefficient and unresponsive administration, a decline in quality at all levels, an irrelevant curriculum, underqualified professors, and perhaps most significantly—degrees that do not lead to jobs.

12 citations


Cited by
More filters
Book ChapterDOI
30 May 2018
TL;DR: Tata Africa Services (Nigeria) Limited as mentioned in this paper is a nodal point for Tata businesses in West Africa and operates as the hub of TATA operations in Nigeria and the rest of West Africa.
Abstract: Established in 2006, TATA Africa Services (Nigeria) Limited operates as the nodal point for Tata businesses in West Africa. TATA Africa Services (Nigeria) Limited has a strong presence in Nigeria with investments exceeding USD 10 million. The company was established in Lagos, Nigeria as a subsidiary of TATA Africa Holdings (SA) (Pty) Limited, South Africa and serves as the hub of Tata’s operations in Nigeria and the rest of West Africa.

3,658 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: The motivation for internationalization include commercial advantage, knowledge and language acquisition, enhancing the curriculum with international content, and many others as discussed by the authors, which is the context of economic and academic trends that are part of the reality of the 21st century.
Abstract: Globalization and internationalization are related but not the same thing. Globalization is the context of economic and academic trends that are part of the reality of the 21st century. Internationalization includes the policies and practices undertaken by academic systems and institutions—and even individuals—to cope with the global academic environment. The motivations for internationalization include commercial advantage, knowledge and language acquisition, enhancing the curriculum with international content, and many others. Specific initiatives such as branch campuses, cross-border collaborative arrangements, programs for international students, establishing English-medium programs and degrees, and others have been put into place as part of internationalization. Efforts to monitor international initiatives and ensure quality are integral to the international higher education environment.

2,755 citations

Journal Article
TL;DR: A detailed review of the education sector in Australia as in the data provided by the 2006 edition of the OECD's annual publication, 'Education at a Glance' is presented in this paper.
Abstract: A detailed review of the education sector in Australia as in the data provided by the 2006 edition of the OECD's annual publication, 'Education at a Glance' is presented. While the data has shown that in almost all OECD countries educational attainment levels are on the rise, with countries showing impressive gains in university qualifications, it also reveals that a large of share of young people still do not complete secondary school, which remains a baseline for successful entry into the labour market.

2,141 citations

Book
01 Jan 1994
TL;DR: In this article, a critical pedagogy for teaching English as a worldly language is proposed, with a focus on the role of the classroom in the development of a world language.
Abstract: Acknowledgements 1. The World in English Introduction: from Hurt Waldheim to Johnny Clegg The natural, neutral and beneficial spread of English The social, cultural and political contexts of English The worldliness of English Conclusion 2. Discourse and Dependency in a Shifting World Introduction: rethinking internationalism Development, aid and modernization Dependency and imperialism Culture, discourse, difference and disjuncture Criket, English and cultural politics 3. English and Colonialism: Origins of a Discourse Introduction: the complexities of colonialism Anglicism and Orientalism: two sides of the colonial coin English for the few: colonial education policies in Malaya Anglicism and English studies Conclusion 4. Spreading the Word/Disciplining the Language Introduction: anti-nomadic disciplines The disciplining of linguistics The disciplining of applied linguistics The spreading and disciplining of discourse of EIL 5. ELT From Development Aid to Global Commodity From cultural propaganda to global business: The British Council 'The West is better...': discourses of ELT English Language Teaching practices as cultural practices Conclusion: the compass of discourse 6. The Worldliness of English in Malaysia Contexts Cultural politics after independence Malay nationalism and English English, class and ethnicity English adn Islam English and the media The debates continue 7. The Worldliness of English in Singapore English as a useful language The making of Singapore Singapore English Pragmatism, multiracialism and meritocratism Pragmatic, multiracial and meritocratic English Conclusion 8. Writing Back: The Appropriation of English Postcolonial English Re-presenting postcolonial worlds Worldy texts in a worldly language Decentered voices: writing in Malaysia Centered voices: writing in Singapore From aestheticism to yuppyism: the new writing in Singapore From writing back to teaching back 9. Towards a Critical Pedagogy for Teaching English as a Worldly Language Critical pedagogies Discourse, language and subjectivity Insurgent knowledges, the classroom and the world References Index

1,960 citations

01 Jan 2006
TL;DR: This book discusses the development of English as a global language in the 20th Century and some of the aspects of its development that have changed since the publication of the first edition.
Abstract: A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 521 82347 1 hardback ISBN 0 521 53032 6 paperback Contents List of tables page vii Preface to the second edition ix Preface to the first edition xii 1 Why a global language? 1 What is a global language? 3 What makes a global language? 7 Why do we need a global language? 11 What are the dangers of a global language? 14 Could anything stop a global language? 25 A critical era 27 2 Why English? The historical context 29 Origins 30 America 31 Canada 36 The Caribbean 39 Australia and New Zealand 40 South Africa 43 South Asia 46 Former colonial Africa 49 Southeast Asia and the South Pacific 54 A world view 59 v Contents

1,857 citations