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Valentin, Karen, Ed.; Pradhan, Uma, Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2023
What is education, and who counts as an 'educated person' amidst competing religious, political, and pedagogical ideologies, which have shaped contemporary educational practices and institutions in Nepal? How have social and political changes, an increasing commodification of education, a continued reliance on foreign aid, and expanded…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Influences, Political Influences, Global Approach
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Pinheiro, Rómulo, Ed.; Young, Mitchell, Ed.; Šima, Karel, Ed. – Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education, 2018
This book analyses the role of universities as critical actors in the socio-economic development of peripheral regions in Norway and the Czech Republic. Examining the ambiguities of the traditional mission of a university in comparison to contemporary demands, the editors and contributors move past single-case analyses to adopt an integrated…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Role, Economic Development, Socioeconomic Status