دانلود کتاب University of the World: A Case for a World University System

In this book, Dieter Lenzen analyzes the world's three major educational systems: the Continental-European, the Atlantic (Anglo-American) and the East Asian. Distancing himself from the current trend towards the economically driven Anglo-American system of education, the author proposes an alternative model, "a university of the world".Contents:· Three concepts of the university in the globalization process· The dynamics of global social systems· Global challenges in the post-secondary educational sector as springboard for comparing systems· Convergence and divergence: current system dynamics in the post-secondary sector· Can there be fair chances in a world university system?· ConclusionTarget readers:· Theorists of higher education· Policy makers of higher education · Administrators of higher education · Social scientistsThe author:Professor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is the president of Universität Hamburg, vice president of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) in Germany and the German universities' spokesperson for the HRK.