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Ken Kempner & William G Tierney
Social Role of Higher Education [EPUB ebook]
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Originally published in 1996 The Social Role of Higher Education is an anthology of nine papers, it presents cases studies showing how culture influences the social role of higher education in various nations. It examines how environments get defined and how they shape universities, and how knowledge and academic work interact in national contexts. This book focuses on how both developed and developing countries’ systems of higher education are affected by their own culture and their place within the larger global context.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 224 ● ISBN 9780429807923 ● Editor Ken Kempner & William G Tierney ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2018 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 6691094 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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