Higher Education Access in the Asia Pacific Privilege or Human Right
This edited volume offers empirical, evaluative, and philosophical perspectives on the question of higher education as a human right in the Asia Pacific. Throughout the region, higher education has grown rapidly in a variety of ways. Price, accessibility,
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Higher Education Access in the Asia Pacific
Christopher S. Collins · Prompilai Buasuwan Editors
Higher Education Access in the Asia Pacific Privilege or Human Right?
Editors Christopher S. Collins Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA, USA
Prompilai Buasuwan Faculty of Education Kasetsart University Bangkok, Thailand
ISBN 978-3-319-58669-4 ISBN 978-3-319-58670-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-58670-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017943654 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Melisa Hasan Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1
Introduction: Higher Education as a Human Right 1 Christopher S. Collins
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Education as a Praxis of Soul Consciousness: Insinuations of Liberation Pedagogies in Higher Education and Human Rights Discourse 11 Jeffrey Tangonan Acido
3
Higher Education as a Symbol of Equal Rights in South Korea 23 Seonja Cha
4
Democratization of Access and Quality in Post-conflict Timor Leste 41 Khoo Ying Hooi
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Higher Education as a Human Right in North Korea 55 River Byun and Robert J. Bethke
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History, Motives, and Achievement: A Critical Analysis of Chinese College Student Financial Aid Policy 77 Huaming Fang and Mengting Cao
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Higher Education in the Era of Post-massification with Extremely Low Fertility: A Case of Taiwan 93 Chih-Yuan Weng
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Political/Moral Dispositions and Bonus Points: An Examination of Access to Vietnamese Higher Education 115 Tu Thanh Le
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Higher Education Competences and HR: Human Resources or Human Rights in Korean University Curriculum 139 Hyo-sung Lee
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