Universities in the Search for Strategic Responses to Global Challenges

EDUCATION HAS A crucial role to play in preparing the next generation for participation in inclusive communities. To perform that role, universities must grapple with major challenges to their viability in an era when educational resources are offered over the Internet virtually free. In interesting...

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Published inBeyond Individualism pp. 53 - 73
Main Author Rupp, George
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Chichester, West Sussex Columbia University Press 01.09.2015
Subjects
Academic communities
College students
Colleges
Economic disciplines
Economics
Education
Education politics
Educational institutions
Educational personnel
Educators
Employment
Finance
Financial economics
Formal education
Funding
Higher education
International students
Labor economics
Occupations
Pedagogy
Private schools
Public colleges
Schools
State universities
Students
Supply of education
Teachers
Universities
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Summary:EDUCATION HAS A crucial role to play in preparing the next generation for participation in inclusive communities. To perform that role, universities must grapple with major challenges to their viability in an era when educational resources are offered over the Internet virtually free. In interestingly analogous ways, Japanese and American institutions prove how fundamental those challenges are. Only if the core requirements of sufficient funding and well-prepared students in adequate numbers are available can universities in even the wealthiest countries execute this task of educating the next generation of leaders. It is therefore worth examining the prospects for such institutions
ISBN:0231174284
9780231174282
DOI:10.7312/rupp17428-005