Academic Star Wars: Excellence Initiatives in Global Perspective

Contributor(s): Yudkevich, Maria (Editor), Altbach, Philip G (Editor), Salmi, Jamil (Editor)

ISBN: 9780262546850

Publisher: MIT Press

Binding Types:

Paperback

$45.00

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$57.95 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$56.75 (100+ copies: $56.00)

List/retail price:

$45.00

Pub Date: December 5, 2023

Dewey: 378.0072

LCCN: 2022059077

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.00" H x 0.00" L x 0.00" W ( 0.00 lbs) 282 pages

BISAC Categories:

Education | Testing and Measurement | Schools | Levels Higher | Comparative

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: "This book collects case studies on academic excellence initiatives in nine countries, and provide an analysis of how these initiatives shape higher education within national and international systems. This book updates and expands Altbach & Salmi's 2011 work on AEIs and the political economy of higher education"--

Review Quotes: "Academic Star Wars, edited by three global higher education experts of great fame, is a valuable contribution to the literature on comparative studies on academic excellence."
--The Developing Economies

"Excellent reading for scholars, practitioners and anyone else thinking about starting AEIs in their countries and beyond."
--Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

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