The Forefront of International Higher Education

Introduction; Alma Maldonado-Maldonado and Roberta Malee Bassett .- 1. The Complexity of Higher Education. A Career in Academics and Activism; Philip G. Altbach. - PART 1: Academic Profession.- 2. Academe: A Profession Like No Other; James J.F. Forest .- 3. How Does National Context Shape Academic Work and Careers? The Prospects for Some Empirical Answers; Martin Finkelstein .- 4. Academic Drift in Brazilian Education; Simon Schwartzman .- PART 2: Internationalization of Higher Education.- 5. Is Internationalization Having an Identity Crisis?; Jane Knight .- 6. The Different Faces and Phases of Internationalization of Higher Education; Hans de Wit .- 7. Internationalization Revisited; Patti McGill Peterson and Robin Matross Helms .- PART 3: Academic Mobility.- 8. Redefining Academic Mobility: From the Pursuit of Scholarship to the Pursuit of Revenue; Liz Risberg and Laura Rumbley .- 9. Academic Mobility as Social Mobility (or, the Point of No Return); Alma Maldonado-Maldonado .- PART 4: Regional Perspectives.- 10. The Impact of Convergent Higher Education Reforms in Europe; Ulrich Teichler.- 11. Research Universities in Latin America: Public Policy and Political Constrains; Jorge Balán .- 12. Phillip G. Altbach, Research Universities, and African Higher Education; Jose Cossa ;- 13. The Development of Private Higher Education in Japan since the 1960s: A Re-Examination of a Center-Periphery Paradigm; Akiyoshi Yonezawa .-14. Whither Innovations in Higher Education in India; N. Jayaram .- PART 5: Global Perspectives.- 15. Global Diversity: Emerging Trends; Heather Eggins .- 16. International Quality Assurance: Where Have We Been and Where are We Going?; Judith Eaton .- 17. Tuition Fees, Student Loans, and Other Manifestations of Cost-sharing around the World: Variations and Misconceptions; Bruce Johnstone .- 18. The Contribution of Universities to Innovation: Insights from a Comparative Study of the Leading OECD Nations; David Dill and Frans van Vught .- 19.