The Great Brain Race

In this summary you will learn

• What forces are driving “global higher education”
• What forms global higher education is taking
• How global higher education will affect you

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Why you should read The Great Brain Race

Given Ben Wildavsky’s focus on higher education, you might assume that only educators would be interested in his book. Don’t make that mistake. Certainly, anyone in higher education should read it to understand the forces reshaping that world, and so should secondary teachers and advisers, so they can guide their students. But Wildavsky’s book deserves a wider audience. He convincingly analyzes the changes in higher education as part of globalization and shows the roles these changes play in international economics. getAbstract recommends this thorough study primarily to educators, but also to those interested in human resources, strategic planning, the industry of education and widespread social trends that are reshaping the world economy.

About the Author

Ben Wildavsky is a senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation and the former education editor of US News & World Report.