Globalization and Forces for Change in Higher Education

Authors

  • Philip Altbach

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2008.50.7997

Keywords:

Globalization and Internationalization, Information Technology, Massification, International, globalization and internationalization of higher education, English, information technology, massification

Abstract

For higher education, globalization implies the broad social, economic, and technological forces that shape the realities of the 21st century. Massification is without question the most ubiquitous global influence of the past half century or more. It brought themes regarding, public and private good, access, differentiation, and varied funding patterns, and declining of quality and conditions of study. The growth of information technology (IT) and the increasing dominance of English as the key language of communicating academic knowledge are also key elements of globalization.

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Published

2008-01-09

How to Cite

Altbach, P. (2008). Globalization and Forces for Change in Higher Education. International Higher Education, (50). https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2008.50.7997

Issue

No. 50: Winter 2008

Section

The 50th Issue of IHE

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