Bloom, D. E. (2005). Raising the Pressure: Globalization and the need for higher education reform. In G. Jones, P. McCarney & M. Skolnik (Eds.), Creating knowledge, strengthening nations: The changing role of higher education (pp. 21-41). University of Toronto Press.
- Higher education benefits do not accurate in the short term. -> investment in HE requires vision and leadership.
- 3 main arguments
- HE is essential: economic growth, sustainable human develop't
- HE sector must be given higher priority in a globalising world.
- HE reform with deeper attention.
- Globalisation; more integrated; 4 aspects (goods, capital, labour, ideas)
- positive correlation in HE enrolment vs country's globalisation ranking
- HE globalisation -> human movement -> economic connection
- Need for reform
- link up with other HE institutions and non educational institution (business, government, etc.)
- liberal education; empathy with other culture -> enhance improvement of teaching methods