Cultural Imperialism or Global Public Goods: Dilemmas of International Education

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2006-04-09
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Daniel, John
Kanwar, Asha
Uvalić-Trumbić, Stamenka
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Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
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Mentioning international partnerships raises another question, which is our title today: Cultural Imperialism or Global Public Goods: Dilemmas of International Education. Is international involvement in expanding higher education in developing countries a benign expression of globalisation or sinister neo-colonialism? // We shall address this question through four others. // First, where should the drive for expanding postsecondary education in developing countries come from: the public sector or the private sector? // Second, how can providers, whether public or private, scale up postsecondary education quickly enough? In particular what should be the balance between building campuses and expanding distance education? // Third, what sorts of study programmes are needed? // Fourth, how will we know whether the expanded provision is any good? What quality assurance mechanisms are needed?
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Higher Education, Developing World, Quality Assurance
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Australia
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