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The Changing Landscape of Higher Education: An Analysis of How National Change Might Be Brought about in American Higher Education Compared with the Bologna Signatory States
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Birtwistle, Tim; McKiernan, Holiday Hart – Education and the Law, 2008
Throughout much of the world higher education has been subject to scrutiny, including for example cost, outcomes, stakeholder value, and change. The intensity of the scrutiny and the possible consequences in terms of change have accelerated as a result of 2009 being the year of financial turbulence and scarce resources being used to prop up…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Remaking the World in Our Own Image: Australia's Efforts To Liberalise Trade in Education Services.
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McBurnie, Grant; Ziguras, Christopher – Australian Journal of Education, 2003
Describes Australia's role in promoting educational trade liberalization through the World Trade Organization's (WTO) General Agreement on Trade in Services. The Australian government is pursuing a diversified approach to educational trade promotion, which includes building confidence in international quality assurance mechanisms and demonstrating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, International Trade
The GATS and Higher Education in Canada: An Update on Canada's Position and Implications for Canadian Universities.
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 2003
This paper presents an overview of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) trade agreement, Canada's current negotiating position, and implications for higher education in Canada related to the GATS. The first section highlights the key contributions that Canada's higher education system currently makes to national economic, social, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, International Trade, Universities
The WTO and the Millennium Round: What Is at Stake for Public Education? Common Concerns for Workers in Education and the Public Sector.
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Education International, Brussels (Belgium). – 1999
On the eve of the year 2000, global public spending on education tops one trillion dollars. Against the backdrop of globalization, public education is currently being subjected to attacks by proponents of privatization and deregulation. The process is already underway, as is apparent from an important agreement reached by the World Trade…
Descriptors: Educational Economics, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Cross-Border Higher Education in India: False Understandings and True Overestimates
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Stella, Antony; Gnanam, A. – Quality in Higher Education, 2005
The on going debate about the (World Trade Organisation) General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) framework brings out conflicting views about cross-border education the world over. Between the enthusiastic views of trade promoters, at one end, and the sceptical reflections of academics with a traditional outlook, at the other, there are many…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, International Trade, Study Abroad
The Win-Win of Exporting Distance Education
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Bulger, Stephanie R. – Community College Journal, 2005
No longer are talented people with marketable skills restricted to their birth country. According to a recent article in the "Detroit News," U.S. companies are recruiting employees from overseas with strong science skills because they are in short supply. This article discusses the challenges and solutions for successfully exporting…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Distance Education, Recruitment, Employees
Higher Education Crossing Borders. A Guide to the Implications of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) for Cross-Border Education
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Knight, Jane – Commonwealth of Learning, 2006
This Guide examines the different dimensions of cross-border education within the context of General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS): the present landscape, opportunities and challenges and the implications for policy and practice in higher education. It is meant for a range of stakeholders: policymakers, senior academic leaders, faculty…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Faculty, Stakeholders