Soaring Beyond Boundaries

Soaring Beyond Boundaries
Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 188
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789087901684
ISBN-13 : 9087901682
Rating : 4/5 (682 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Soaring Beyond Boundaries by :

Download or read book Soaring Beyond Boundaries written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Higher education systems in many countries are undergoing significant changes in response to variety of local, national, and international pressures. Among these, the shift from elitism to the provision of mass higher education; increased impact of internationalization and globalization, which are increasingly blurring national boundaries; increased competition among universities for limited resources to support higher education sector; the impact of technology and the knowledge economy; and the continuing quest educational for equity. Given what we already know about the position of women in the academy, what is so significant about the account of women represented in this book? Lessons from colleagues in Western universities provide important models for understanding some aspects of gendered identity of women scholars; however, a deeper understanding of educational experiences for women in countries such as China, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, may potentially offer innovative insights to our current understanding of gender within education. In this age of globalization, there are common themes that transcend the experiences of women across very different social, cultural, economic, and political contexts. Therefore, accounts of women scholars represented in this volume demonstrate that the experiences women scholars are not isolated incidents but global phenomena, and may offer alternative approaches to problems that seem insurmountable to women at the bottom of the professional ladder. Further, the experiences of non-Western women scholars are important because it is only through an understanding of their educational conditions that institutions can implement policies and practices to respond effectively, and to create work environments that are supportive to professional aspirations of these scholars. Effective policies can only be attained when there is a clear understanding of the barriers and challenges female scholars. Given that gender concerns, especially in non-Western countries, have historically occupied and to some extent continue to occupy a marginal position in the daily operations of institutions of higher education, it is critical to highlight their potentially harmful effects not only on women scholars, but on institutions as well.


Soaring Beyond Boundaries Related Books

Soaring Beyond Boundaries
Language: en
Pages: 188
Authors:
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-01-01 - Publisher: BRILL

GET EBOOK

Higher education systems in many countries are undergoing significant changes in response to variety of local, national, and international pressures. Among thes
Expanding Waistlines
Language: en
Pages: 205
Authors: David Campos
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-01-01 - Publisher: BRILL

GET EBOOK

Many health experts agree that childhood obesity is an epidemic in the modern world. In the United States alone, government data suggest that the number of over
Diasporic Ruptures
Language: en
Pages: 169
Authors:
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-01-01 - Publisher: BRILL

GET EBOOK

Diasporic Ruptures: Globality, Migrancy, and Expressions of Identity lies at the intersections of various processes emerging from globalization: border-crossing
Green Frontiers
Language: en
Pages: 308
Authors:
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-01-01 - Publisher: BRILL

GET EBOOK

Environmental education has reached an interesting crossroads. There has never before been such media attention on hard-to-grasp issues such as climate change,
Gender Equity in STEM in Higher Education
Language: en
Pages: 201
Authors: Hyun Kyoung Ro
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-07-11 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

This timely volume brings together a range of international scholars to analyse cultural, political, and individual factors which contribute to the continued gl