International Perspectives in Higher Education

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International Perspectives in Higher Education offers a balanced perspective on how different countries approach key policies and what the United States can learn from those programs. The book explores a set of cross-cutting global topics such as free tuition, restricted versus unrestricted access, and the structure of student loans, drawing out the similarities and differences across countries. Too often, programs found in other countries are presented as silver-bullet solutions to be grafted on to the US system. This volume, however, advocates for a careful examination of the strategies other countries are enacting--the political, historical, and demographic context, as well as the trade-offs among different outcomes--before deciding whether they would work here. "The book brings important international insights concerning two key policy themes in higher education--access and funding--to the American debate. Too often, Americans ignore the experience of other countries. This book specifically aims at providing an international perspective to domestic issues. We can indeed learn a lot from others." > "The tendency of US higher education reformers to propose importing policies such as free tuition and income-driven student loan repayment from other countries often goes unchallenged. But what if such measures come with many complications and unintended consequences? In this illuminating collection, edited by two of our savviest observers of US and global higher education finance, readers will find many cautionary tales--and a healthy respect for the trade-offs and complexities of real-world efforts to expand college access." --Ben Wildavsky, independent higher education consultant and author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World CONTRIBUTORS Andrés Bernasconi Bruce Johnstone Daniel C. Levy Jon Marcus Anna Mountford-Zimdars Dante J. Salto >Jason D. Delisle is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Alex Usher is president of Higher Education Strategy Associates. International Perspectives in Higher Education is a volume in the Educational Innovations series.