Asian Education and Development Studies: Volume 7 Issue 2

Changing landscapes of Asian higher education

Sheng-Ju Chan

In dialogue with science’s social contract with society: Rhetoric and reality in Taiwan’s university research funding policy

Yu-Ching Kuo, Sheng-Ju Chan

The science policy has been at the core business of contemporary nations, and determining how to establish a constructive contract between the wider society and the…

The development of Malaysian higher education: Making sense of the nation-building agenda in the globalisation era

Chang-Da Wan, Morshidi Sirat

Universities in Malaysia, particular public universities, have been tasked not only with the traditional focus on the pursuit of knowledge, but also the important role of…

Rethinking Thai higher education for Thailand 4.0

Prompilai Buasuwan

The purpose of this paper is to discuss gaps and key challenges facing higher education in Thailand with reference to the implementation of the policy of Thailand 4.0 adopted by…

Inbound international student policies in China: a historical perspective

Wen Wen

Policies regarding international student enrollment represents diversified responses and attitudes on internationalization of higher education, which is associated not only to the…

Higher education participation in “high-income” universal higher education systems: “Survivalism” in the risk society

Ewan Wright, Hugo Horta

Global participation in higher education has expanded greatly since the late twentieth century. The implications for the cultural, social, and economic fabric of societies have…

Domestic and overseas doctorates and their academic entry-level jobs in South Korea

Jisun Jung

The purpose of this paper is to explore the development and challenges of doctoral education in Korea. In particular, it focusses on the differences between overseas and domestic…

Nationality vs ethnic identity: Attitudes toward passports by China, other national governments and a multiplicity of people in Hong Kong

Frank Ching

As far as governments are concerned, it is the nationality of a person, usually reflected in a passport, that shows whether the government has a duty to protect that individual…

Influence of ethnic values on public sector performance management: Comparative study between Canada and Hong Kong

Newman M.K. Lam, James MacGregor

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether deeply rooted ethnic values persist in public administration in spite of strong foreign influence in education and administrative…