Developments in Higher Education (Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World)

This important book presents the latest research from around the globe on the developments in higher education in areas such as interteaching, the socio-economic demand for higher education, improving visual teaching materials, online learning, anthropology of education, etc. The phenomenal expansion of higher education systems in the second half of the twentieth century has resulted in an interest in the factors influencing the decision of young people to pursue tertiary education.

A Globalizing World?: Culture, Economics, Politics
This volume examines contemporary globalization debates in an accessible fashion, offering a clear guide to one of the most important issues of our time. In so doing, it does not take one particular stance; rather it explores the arguments and evidence. After introducing the main theoretical positions that have been developed through academic research, different chapters look at the changing forms of communication and culture industries, trade patterns, and financial flows of the world economy, characterized by inequalities as well as opportunities for greater participation.