Academic Star Wars
Excellence Initiatives in Global Perspective
$98.52
- Paperback
282 pages
- Release Date
3 January 2024
Summary
A pioneering collection of case studies on the global phenomenon of academic excellence initiatives and how they shape the performance of research universities.
Academic excellence initiatives (AEIs)—special government-sponsored programs to improve research universities—have provided billions of dollars to top universities and represent perhaps the most significant effort in the past half-century to jumpstart academic research. The contributors to Academic Star Wars, superbly…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262546850 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026254685X |
| Author: | Maria Yudkevich, Philip G. Altbach, Jamil Salmi |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 282 |
| Release Date: | 3 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 344g |
| Dimensions: | 227mm x 152mm x 19mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Academic Star Wars, edited by three global higher education experts of great fame, is a valuable contribution to the literature on comparative studies on academic excellence.”
—The Developing Economies
“Excellent reading for scholars, practitioners and anyone else thinking about starting AEIs in their countries and beyond.”
—Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
About The Author
Maria Yudkevich
Maria Yudkevich is Research Fellow in the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College. Previously she was Professor and Head of the Center for Institutional Studies at HSE University, Moscow. She is a coauthor of Higher Education in Russia.
Philip G. Altbach is Research Professor and Distinguished Fellow of the Center for International Higher Education, Boston College. He is the author of Global Perspectives on Higher Education and other books.
Jamil Salmi is a global tertiary education expert; former Higher Education Coordinator, World Bank; Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Policy, Diego Portales University, Chile; and Research Fellow, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College.
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