Globalization, universities and issues of sustainable human development [electronic resource] / edited by Jean L. Pyle [and] Robert Forrant.

Contributor(s): Pyle, Jean Larson, 1944- | Forrant, Robert, 1947- | Edward Elgar PublishingMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2002Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 276 p.) : illISBN: 9781843767398 (e-book)Subject(s): Universities and colleges -- Economic aspects -- Cross-cultural studies | Economic development -- Effect of education on -- Cross-cultural studies | Education and globalization -- Cross-cultural studiesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 338.4/7378 LOC classification: LC67.6 | .G56 2002Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
pt. 1. Globalization and the challenges confronting the university -- pt. 2. Answering the challenge : the university, knowledge creation and the sustainable human development process.
Summary: This volume raises an important question: Given the fast-changing global economy and the challenges it presents, what is the role for the university as an institution promoting sustainable human development? The editors begin by outlining the changes associated with the recent wave of globalization, particularly transformations in the relative power of institutions internationally. They analyze the constraints universities face in industrialized and developing countries in promoting sustainable human development.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Globalization and the challenges confronting the university -- pt. 2. Answering the challenge : the university, knowledge creation and the sustainable human development process.

This volume raises an important question: Given the fast-changing global economy and the challenges it presents, what is the role for the university as an institution promoting sustainable human development? The editors begin by outlining the changes associated with the recent wave of globalization, particularly transformations in the relative power of institutions internationally. They analyze the constraints universities face in industrialized and developing countries in promoting sustainable human development.

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