This book examines four theses regarding higher education and development in the Asian region: the interplay between cultural traditions, economic development, globalization, and the evolution of the "hybrid" university. Top scholars from around the world evaluate how closely these hypotheses resemble present circumstances and policies and seek to determine the elements making up Asia-Pacific higher education and shaping the region's education history.

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Contents

1. Introduction: Four Hypotheses of Higher Education Development
   
   Part I Cultural Tradition and Higher Education Development
2. Higher Education Development in East Asian Countries Focusing on Cultural Tradition and Economic Systems
3. Between the East and the West: Challenges for Internationalizing Higher Education in East Asia
4. East-West? Tradition and the Development of Hybrid Higher Education in Asia
5. Situating Higher Education in China: From Universal History to the Research Paradigm
   
   Part II Economic Development and Higher Education Development
6. Meeting Point of the East and the West: Globalizing or Localizing Higher Education in East Asia
7. Cultural and Historical Factors Influencing the Development of Higher Education in Thailand
   
   Part III Globalization and Higher Education Development
8. The Globalized University as the Next Stage in Higher Education Development
9. Globalization Practices in Asia Pacific Universities
10. Structural Transformation of Japanese Higher Education: Adopting to Meet Challenges Posed by Globalization and Market Economy
11. Conclusion: Is There an Asian Hybrid University?