The Dynamics of Higher Education Development in East Asia: Asian Cultural Heritage, Western Dominance, Economic Development, and Globalization

This book examines four theses regarding Asian higher education and development: interplay between cultural traditions, economic development, globalization, and the evolution of the 'hybrid' university. Top scholars evaluate these hypotheses and determine the elements shaping the history and present circumstances of Asia-Pacific higher education.

Sakarindr Bhumiratana, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand Sheng-Ju Chan, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan John N. Hawkins, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Fasli Jalal, Indonesia National Population and Family Planning Board, Indonesia Molly N.N. Lee, Malaysia Ka Ho Mok, University of Hong Kong, China Deane E. Neubauer, University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA Jung Cheol Shin, Seoul National University, Korea Xun, Yuan, East China Normal University, China Reiko Yamada, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan