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1 online resource (xxv, 360 pages) : illustrations. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education
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Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-349) and index. |
Contents |
Rethinking international education: place/space and politics -- Discursive power and subjectivity -- Globalization: ways of knowing -- "In America's interest" -- Education@UK -- Australia: "diversity" ma non troppo -- Singapore: east meets west -- Brazil: "priority market" -- To market, to market. |
Summary |
Examines the operations of power and knowledge in international education under conditions of globalization, with a focus on the three biggest exporters of higher education--the US, Australia, and the UK. An interdisciplinary approach based on the core social sciences is used to explore the power relations that shape global education networks. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Education, Higher -- Economic aspects. |
Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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Subject |
Education and globalization -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Education and globalization. |
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International education -- Cross-cultural studies.
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International education. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Title |
Universities and globalization |
Other Form: |
Print version: Sidhu, Ravinder K. (Ravinder Kaur). Universities & globalization. Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2006 0805849653 0805849661 (DLC) 2005047320 (OCoLC)58648005 |
ISBN |
1410617211 (electronic book) |
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9781410617217 (electronic book) |
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0805849653 (alkaline paper) |
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0805849661 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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