Knowledge, the univ., and development (4)

Part IV. Peripheral centers: The newly industrializing countries (NICs)

12. Higher ed, democracy, and development: Implications for newly industrialized countries

• Higher ed in the NICs
• The development of an indigenous scientific system
• Historical patterns and contemporary variations
• The international context of inequality
• Key elements of higher ed development
• Conclusion
  
  • continued growth
  • expanding research role and improving academic quality (changes in values, orientations, and facilities)
  • a more public and instrumental role in society ("open universities")
  • financing cut; examine own needs
  • become increasingly vocal and controversial (call for academic autonomy & freedom)
    

13. Higher ed & scientific development: The promise of newly industrialized countries

• The international knowledge system
• The language issue
• The scientific diaspora
• Foreign training
• The traditional universities
• The research infrastructure
• Research in small scientific communities
• The role of scientific research in newly industrialized nations
• The role of the university