Reforming Higher Education in the Middle East—and Elsewhere
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23247574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P G Altbach (0000-0003-1307-9339, Boston College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Pages | 33-36 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | International Imperative in Higher Education (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | SensePublishers (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-94-6209-338-6_8 |
| OpenAlex | W1866679641 |
| ISBN | 9789462093386 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Among the rallying cries of the youthful revolutionary movements in the Middle East is a demand to reform higher education. The complaints are numerous and well founded. They include political interference at many levels, overcrowded classrooms, an inefficient and unresponsive administration, a decline in quality at all levels, an irrelevant curriculum, underqualified professors, and perhaps most significantly—degrees that do not lead to jobs.
Administration (probate law) · Curriculum · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Middle East · Political science · Politics · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |