The Transformation of Global Higher Education, 1945-2015.

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: The Postwar Boom: The Universalization of Higher Education -- Introduction -- Institutional Explosion -- Degrees of Massification -- Persistent Inequality -- Demographic Destinies and Other Disruptions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: Money Matters: Economic and Occupational Disruptions -- Introduction -- Waves of Privatization -- The Cost-Sharing Craze -- Shifting Economic and Occupational Landscapes -- Struggles for Affordability and Accountability -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3: Disciplining Knowledges: Ruptures in Academic Systems -- Introduction -- Shifting Knowledge Landscapes -- Disciplinary Restructuring -- The Digital Academy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: Global Village: The Competitive Challenges of Internationalization -- Academic Sojourns Abroad -- Exporting Institutional Models -- Regional Dimensions and Actors -- The Seductions and Sanctions of Rankings -- Geographies and Hierarchies of Knowledge Collaboration -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Quality Control: Struggles for Accountability and Value -- Introduction -- The Invasion of Assessment Culture -- The Curriculum Goes to Market -- The Unbundling of Faculty Life -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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