The Social Role of Higher Education

Series Editor's Preface 1. Academic Culture in an International Context 2. The Academic Profession and the Culture of the Faculty: A Perspective on Latin American Universities 3. The Modernist Traditions of Japanese Higher Education 4. Cultural Influences on Higher Education in Thailand 5. Modernity on the Periphery: Expansion and Cultural Change in Mexican Public Universities 6. Culture and the Role of Women in Latin American University: The Case of the University of Costa Rica 7. The Political Economy of Entrepreneurial Culture in Higher Education: Policies toward Foreign Students in Australia and the United States 8. The Educational Decentralization in Latin America: The Case of Chile 9. Private and Public Intellectuals in Finland Contributors Index