Description: Higher Education in the BRICS Countries Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Investigating the Pact between Higher Education and Society Author(s): Simon Schwartzman, Romulo Pinheiro, Pundy Pillay Format: Hardback Publisher: Springer, Netherlands Imprint: Springer ISBN-13: 9789401795692, 978-9401795692 Synopsis In spite of the increasing attention attributed to the rise in prominence of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries, few studies have looked at the ways in which broader social expectations with respect to the role of higher education across the BRICS have changed, or not, in recent years. Our point of departure is that, contrary to the conventional wisdom focusing on functionalistic perspectives, higher education systems are not just designed by governments to fulfill certain functions, but have a tendency for evolving in a rather unpredictable fashion as a result of the complex interplay between a number of internal and external factors. In reality, national higher education systems develop and change according to a complex process that encompasses the expectations of governmental agencies, markets, the aspirations of the population for the benefits of education, the specific institutional traditions and cultures of higher education institutions, and, increasingly so, the interests and strategies of the private firms entering and offering services in the higher education market. This basically means that it is of outmost importance to move away from conceiving of "universities" or "higher education" as single, monolithic actors or sector. One way of doing this is by investigating a selected number of distinct, but nonetheless interrelated factors or drivers, which, taken together, help determine the nature and scope of the social compact between higher education (its core actors and institutions) and society at large (government, industry, local communities, professional associations).
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Book Title: Higher Education in the BRICS Countries
Number of Pages: 493 Pages
Publication Name: Higher Education in the Brics Countries: Investigating the Pact between Higher Education and Society
Language: English
Publisher: Springer
Item Height: 235 mm
Subject: Coaching & Career Guidance, Education
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8867 g
Subject Area: Social Research
Author: Pundy Pillay, Romulo Pinheiro, Simon Schwartzman
Item Width: 155 mm
Series: Higher Education Dynamics
Format: Hardcover
