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Each case study includes a discussion of the nature and influence of both indigenous and European educational traditions; a detailed analysis of development patterns; and a close examination of such contemporary issues as population growth and access, cost, the role of private higher education, the research system, autonomy, and accountability.

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"The quality and currency of this volume ensures it an important niche in the contemporary literature on comparative higher education." - William Cummings, George Washington University"

Asian Universities

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    A Paperback / softback by Philip G. Altbach, Toru Umakoshi

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 04/02/2005
      ISBN13: 9780801880377, 978-0801880377
      ISBN10: 0801880378
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      Book Synopsis
      Each case study includes a discussion of the nature and influence of both indigenous and European educational traditions; a detailed analysis of development patterns; and a close examination of such contemporary issues as population growth and access, cost, the role of private higher education, the research system, autonomy, and accountability.

      Trade Review
      "The quality and currency of this volume ensures it an important niche in the contemporary literature on comparative higher education." - William Cummings, George Washington University"

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