About the Book

Approaches to Higher Education

Higher education courses are usually studied at universities, university colleges and higher education institutions. However, they can be studied at specialist colleges, for example art and music, and some further education colleges. Higher education in India is at crossroads. While the identity of the system is protected through an indigenous approach to education, the onslaught of globalization has set in. Higher education is seldom compulsory. Not everyone needs to go to college or trade school, and few countries make this education mandatory. However, many people find they are not adequately trained to enter the workforce without additional information and skills. This can make participating in a higher learning institute extremely desirable. This work is essentially based on the premises that the concept of quality in education should encompass quality teaching, quality learning, quality evaluation and quality management along with several other parameters. CONTENTS: (1) Higher Education in India (2) Privatization of Higher Education (3) Financing of Higher Education (4) Quality of Higher Education (5) The Impact of Higher Education on Development (6) Missions and Functions of Higher Education (7) Cooperation and Higher Education (8) International Providers of Higher Education.