International Higher Education

Number 7, March 1997

International Issues in Higher Education

• News from the Tenure Front
  by Cathy A. Trower
• Brain Drain of African Scholars and the Role of Studying in the United States
  by Damtew Teferra

Special Section on Higher Education in Asia

An Asian Focus
We feature in this issue several articles considering aspects of Asian higher education. One of the most dynamic regions of the world, the Asian Pacific Rim is the scene of several of the world's most dynamic academic systems. The articles in this section highlight several key elements of current Asian higher education development.

• Cosmopolitanism Run Amok: Work and Rewards in Asia's Universities
  by Philip G. Altbach
• Academic Cultures in Singapore and Hong Kong
  by Allan Walker and Peter Bodycott
• The Professor and the Sensei: Faculty Roles in the United States and Japan
  by Robert Birnbaum
• Chinese Higher Education Reconsidered from the U.S. Experience
  by Min Weifang and Chen Xiangming

Countries and Regions

• Reform and Innovation: Ukraine's New Private Universities
  by Joseph Stetar and James Stocker
• The Changing Politics and Policies of Ontario Higher Education
  by Glen A. Jones
• Côte d'Ivoire Reforms Higher Education
  by Robert J. Palmeri
• Assistance for African Higher Education: The Association for the Development of African Education (DAE)
  by William Saint

Departments

• Boston College's International Focus
  by Marian St. Onge
• News of the Center for International Higher Education
  
• New Publications