Dao of Managing Higher Education in Asia

As Higher Education becomes increasingly important in the world, so does the task of Higher Education Management. This book serves as a practical guide to administrators and leaders who are actively involved in setting the direction of their Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It covers relevant theories and specific research topics to provide a comprehensive view of private HEIs in Singapore and Malaysia, as well as an insight into the research methodologies applicable to analyse HEIs.

This is the first book about Asian Private Education Management written by an author who is also an administrator and professor of a university. As such, it is a real insight into the workings and thinking of private university leaders. This book also serves as a guide for administrators and researchers who wish to understand problems related to the education industry from a business process reengineering perspective.

Contents:

• Reexamining Education Research Methodologies
• Readdressing Key Challenges Facing Higher Education Institutions
• Reinforcing Regulation of Private Institutions
• Reculturing Private Universities
• Reevaluating Teaching Effectiveness
• Remaking the University as an Institution of Choice
• Reframing Absentee Rate
• Reinventing Principal Leadership

Readership: Primarily for academics interested in higher education, but will also be of interest to any who wish to understand the phenomenon of higher education management in general, and private higher education in Singapore and Malaysia, in particular.
Key Features:

• This is the only book written about private higher education management in Asia
• The findings and recommendations of each chapter are based on actual research studies done on contemporary issues. As such, it adds to the existing body of knowledge relating to education management
• This book is applicable to university administrators as well as researchers and students who would like to have an insight into the research methodology of higher education institutions. While it is not the author's intention to position this as a book on research methodologies, readers will, nevertheless, benefit from the data analysis done on various research topics