Synopses & Reviews
Many Philippine educational and political leaders believe the nation is facing a crisis in education. This study focuses on the struggle of educators to develop excellence in higher education. E. Nelson Swinerton analyzes educational policy issues both under consideration and in implementation. He examines the expansion of access; national and regional development; quality undergraduate and graduate education; faculty development; budgetary resources; educational leadership; and institutional and system policy planning and coordination. His analysis of major educational policies draws upon scholarly publications, field data, government reports, and personal interviews with many educational and governmental leaders from 1983 to 1990. Swinerton's study provides a useful knowledge base for studying other emerging nations facing rapid social and economic growth.
Philippine Higher Education: Toward the 21st Century analyzes key educational policy issues in the Philippines: broadening access, creating new university curricula, extending community outreach, upgrading faculty credentials, developing leadership, improving governance and budgetary procedures, responding to manpower and applied research needs, and developing an integrated system of higher education.
Synopsis
This unique volume focuses on the struggle of Philippine educators to develop excellence in higher education, analyzing educational policy issues both under consideration and in implementation.
Synopsis
This unique volume focuses on the struggle of Philippine educators to develop excellence in higher education. He analyzes educational policy issues both under consideration and in implementation. Swinerton examines the expansion of access; national and regional development; quality undergraduate and graduate education; faculty development; budgetary resources; educational leadership; and institutional and system policy planning and coordination. This study provides a useful knowledge base for use with other emerging nations facing rapid social and economic growth.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-185) and index.
About the Author
E. NELSON SWINERTON is Chair of the Political Science Department and an Associate Professor of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin--Green Bay.
Table of Contents
Philippine Higher Education: Drift or Thrust into the Twenty-First Century?
The Historical Perspective: Government, Economics, and Education
Broadening Access to Quality Higher Education
Program Quality Issues in Higher Education
The Public Role of Universities in National Development
Community Outreach
Faculty Development, Interdisciplinarity, and Accreditation
Educational Leadership
Budgetary and Governance Issues
A National Academic System: Toward 2001
Bibliography
Index