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 | International Faculty in Higher Education: Comparative Perspectives on Recruitment, Integration, and Impact Edited by Maria Yudkevich, Philip G. Altbach, Laura Rumbley 2017 In an interconnected and globally competitive environment, universities increasingly hire from an international market. This volume offers a cutting-edge examination of internationally mobile academics today, exploring the approaches and strategies that institutions pursue to recruit and integrate international teachers and scholars into local universities. Providing a range of research-based insights from case studies in key countries, this resource provides higher education scholars and administrators with a comparative perspective, helping to understand the impact that international faculty have on the local university, as well as issues of retention, promotion, salaries, and the challenges faced by these internationally mobile academics. Routledge site |
 | The Global Academic Rankings Game: Changing Institutional Policy, Practice, and Academic Life Edited by Maria Yudkevich, Philip G. Altbach, Laura Rumbley 2016 The Global Academic Rankings Game provides a much-needed perspective on how countries and universities react to academic rankings. Based on a unified case methodology of eleven key countries and academic institutions, this comprehensive volume provides expert analysis on this emerging phenomenon at a time when world rankings are becoming increasingly visible and influential on the international stage. Each chapter provides an overview of government and national policies as well as an in-depth examination of the impact that rankings have played on policy, practice, and academic life in Australia, Chile, China, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Global Academic Rankings Game contributes to the continuing debate about the influence of rankings in higher education and is an invaluable resource for higher education scholars and administrators as they tackle rankings in their own national and institutional contexts. Sample Chapter Routledge site Amazon |
 | Young Faculty in the Twenty-First Century: International Perspectives Edited by Maria Yudkevich, Philip G. Altbach, Laura E. Rumbley 2015 Demonstrates how the success of universities depends on the working conditions of the younger academic generation. Young faculty are the future of academia, yet without attractive career paths for young academics, the future of the university is bleak. Featuring case studies from Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Norway, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, and the United States, Young Faculty in the Twenty-First Century is the first book to analyze issues facing early-career higher education faculty in an international context. The contributors discuss how young academics are affected by contracts, salaries, the structure of careers, and institutional conditions. The analyses cover the full spectrum of the academic profession, including part-time jobs and short-term contracts, both in public and private institutions. The book also addresses what universities must do in order to attract young, qualified candidates. |
 | Academic Inbreeding and Mobility in Higher Education: Global Perspectives Edited by Maria Yudkevich, Philip G. Altbach, Laura E. Rumbley 2015 Academic inbreeding - hiring and promoting one's own graduates - is generally seen as a negative for academic quality and for universities - it is considered as unhealthy for universities as it is in the natural world. Yet it is remarkably widespread across the globe. This book is the first full scale international analysis of the phenomenon of inbreeding. Research from eight countries (including Argentina, China, Japan, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain and Ukraine) where inbreeding is common examines the phenomenon from a variety of perspectives, tracking its causes: historical tradition, the lack of a national labour market, the limited number of advanced degree holders, and others. Research shows that inbred faculties are not necessarily less productive than their non-inbred peers, but that inbreeding seems to foster hierarchy and a lack of innovative ideas. Sample Chapter Palgrave Macmillan site Amazon |
 | The Global Future of Higher Education and the Academic Profession: The BRICs and the United States Edited by Philip G. Altbach, Gregory Androushchak, Yaroslav Kuzminov, Maria Yudkevich, Liz Reisberg 2013 The Global Future of Higher Education and the Academic Profession focuses on the all-important emerging BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) nations by analyzing the academic profession and particularly salaries and contracts. The professoriate is key to the success of any academic system, and this is the first book to carefully analyze academic systems and the academic profession. The academic profession must be adequately paid, and appointments to academic jobs must be based on merit and provide an effective career path for the 'best and brightest' to be attracted to the profession. The BRICs show a variety of approaches to academic careers—and none provide globally competitive salaries. China and Russia, in particular, pay academics poorly. Using purchasing power parity, this book is able to accurately compare the actual purchasing power of the academic profession. The book also analyzes how professors are appointed and promoted. While the BRICs may be emerging global economic powers, their academic systems still face significant challenges. |
 | Paying the Professoriate: A Global Comparison of Compensation and Contracts Edited by Philip G. Altbach, Liz Reisberg, Maria Yudkevich, Gregory Androushchak, Iván F. Pacheco 2012 How are professors paid? Can the "best and brightest" be attracted to the academic profession? With universities facing international competition, which countries compensate their academics best, and which ones lag behind? Paying the Professoriate examines these questions and provides key insights and recommendations into the current state of the academic profession worldwide. Paying the Professoriate is the first comparative analysis of global faculty salaries, remuneration, and terms of employment. Offering an in-depth international comparison of academic salaries in twenty-eight countries across public, private, research, and non-research universities, chapter authors shed light on the conditions and expectations that shape the modern academic profession. The top researchers on the academic profession worldwide analyze common themes, trends, and the impact of these matters on academic quality and research productivity. In a world where higher education capacity is a key driver of national innovation and prosperity, and nations seek to fast-track their economic growth through expansion of higher education systems, policy makers and administrators increasingly seek answers about what actions they should be taking. Paying the Professoriate provides a much needed resource, illuminating the key issues and offering recommendations. Project’s website. Sample Chapter Routledge site Amazon Edition in Russian The Publishing House of the HSE Sample Chapter Book Reviews: Higher Education (2013) by Ararat L. Osipian European Journal of Higher Education (2013) by Manja Klemenčič Media Coverage: New York Times The Herald Tribune University World News (1 2 3) Times Higher Education Inside Higher Education The Atlantic Hedda Der Spiegel (1 2) The Chronicle of Higher Education Toronto Star On Campus The Punch La Repubblica Ethnos Gaïa Universitas El Universal The Hindu Wissen |
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