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The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World
In "The Great Brain Race," former" U.S. News & World Report" education editor Ben Wildavsky presents the first popular account of how international competition for the brightest minds is transforming the world of higher education--and why this revolution should be welcomed, not feared. Every year, nearly three million international students study outside of their home...more
ebook, 272 pages
Published
May 2012
by Princeton University Press
(first published 2010)
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I learned a lot about global higher education from this book. The author presents the state of global higher education around the world (both non and for-profit). He fails to discuss higher education in most countries with dictatorial regimes- something I was very curious about. I found the idea of "academic protectionism" very interesting. I did not know, for example, that India refuses to let foreign higher educational institutions cross into her borders or that Russian scholars must secure pe...more
An interesting analysis of the globalization of higher education -- foreign students at Western campuses, Western universities opening up branch campuses overseas, increasing for-profit global schools. It is based mostly on interviews he did with university administrators around the world. Well written, and it's particularly useful in learning about India and China.
Jan 20, 2011
Barbara
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Pro "free trade in minds" an anti "academic protectionism." The book's approach is fundamentally journalistic - lots of interviews. I would have liked another chapter on comparative educational systems, and more coverage of Latin America. All in all, a useful read if not so strongly argued as I was hoping.
Read by ACRL Member of the Week Peter Macauley. Learn more about Peter on the ACRL Insider blog.
Jun 21, 2011
Ross Emmett
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I have a review for CHOICE coming out. Must read if you want to understanding global academic market.
Jul 18, 2012
William K Lawrence
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