{"product_id":"9783319134543","title":"University of the World: A Case for a World University System","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUniversity of the World: A Case for a World University System\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLenzen, Dieter\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Dieter Lenzen analyzes the world's three major educational systems: the Continental-European, the Atlantic (Anglo-American) and the East Asian. Distancing himself from the current trend towards the economically driven Anglo-American system of education, the author proposes an alternative model, \"a university of the world\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·         Three concepts of the university in the globalization process\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·         The dynamics of global social systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·         Global challenges in the post-secondary educational sector as springboard for comparing systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·         Convergence and divergence: current system dynamics in the post-secondary sector\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·         Can there be fair chances in a world university system?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·         Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTarget readers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·         Theorists of higher education\u003c\/p\u003e·         Policy makers of higher education \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·         Administrators of higher education \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·         Social scientists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is the president of Universität Hamburg, vice president of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) in Germany and the German universities' spokesperson for the HRK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2015-01-27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319134543\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-13455-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 52\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47675655225484,"sku":"9783319134543","price":25.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319134543.jpg?v=1776544328","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319134543","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}