This latest edited book in the Idea of Education series, entitled 'Frontiers in Higher Education', began its journey as working papers from an Inter-Disciplinary.Net conference held in Budapest, Hungary in 2008. The conference was fortunate in that all its delegates were committed to critical engagement and as a result the quality and quantity of interaction between attendees was high. Some extremely important issues were raised and engaged with collectively. Subsequent to the event in Budapest the editors actively encouraged an electronically-mediated on-going debate about the themes discussed in Budapest. As a result all papers selected for this volume have undergone major transformation since first aired at the conference. In making the final selection the editors were desirous of a work that had distinct clearly-recognisable themes where complementation and relevance was self-evident. There are three main thematic sections in this volume: 'Sociocultural Frontiers of Higher Education' containing four chapters; 'Limitations and Aspirations of the Academy' comprising the six chapters, and two innovative final chapters presenting and reflecting on aspects of the 'Technological Frontiers of Higher Education.' This book is aimed at researchers of topics such as the future of higher education, globalisation and cultural and social frontiers of higher education and related fields.
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Cover
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Title Page
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Table of Contents
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Introduction 7
PART I Sociocultural Frontiers of Higher Education 11
The Cultural Politics of Educational Inequality: Discarding the Prevailing Eurocentric Formulations of Academic Failure 12
Tertiary Education in Canada: Closing the Access Gaps 33
Privatisation and the Transformation of Higher Educationin Nigeria since 1986: An Analysis of Global Inequalities 57
Developing Active Citizenship: Universities as Agents of Social Change 75
PART II Limitations & Aspirations of the Academy 91
Should We Go to School? Is School a Shared Experience? 92
Ignorant Artists/Ignorant Teachers 106
The Indicators and the Mission of Higher Education: What is the Gap? 120
Questioning the Idea of the Universityin the Contemporary World 140
PhD and Career: Is a Doctoral Degree Worth It? 156
Leading Strategic Change in Higher Education:The Need for a Paradigm Shift toward Visionary Leadership
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PART III Technological Frontiers of Higher Education 201
Online Teaching with Learning Objects 202
User Requirements Analysis for Use of Mobile Phones in Learning and Teaching 225
Biographical Notes 244

Pt. 1. Sociocultural Frontiers Of Higher Education -- Pt. 2. Limitations & Aspirations Of The Academy -- Pt. 3. Technological Frontiers Of Higher Education. Edited By Tom Claes & David Seth Preston. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

2025-10-27