About Time: Rewriting College Economics Textbooks

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To paraphrase anti-globalization protesters, is another kind of Econ textbook possible? I needn't rehearse the argument made by critics ... Continue reading →

Dr. Dre's $70M USC Innovation School, Gangstas & Race

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Dig USC President Max Nikias trying to get down with Dre. This is an interesting idea for innovation in higher education: is gangsta rap imp... Continue reading →

Will Malala Attend My Uni (Across Her High School)?

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Edgbaston High School for Girls is literally a stone's throw away. I obtained my doctorate in Political Science way back in 2008 at the ... Continue reading →

Can German-Style Apprenticeships Save America?

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Stamping out ignorance and providing work is the German way. There's an excellent feature in the WSJ on German firm Festo, a supplier ... Continue reading →

PRC Higher Ed: German Model 1, US Model 0

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Some assembly required...but not vision in putting engines together. As we await the outcome of the upcoming World Cup match between Germany... Continue reading →

A College Degree is Wasteful...Even in China

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I have written at some length about the crisis in higher education that is occurring in its heartlands of North America and Europe [ 1 , 2 ]... Continue reading →

Is IPE in Decline as a Field of Study?

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Out of curiosity, I used the Google Ngram Viewer which records the number of instances a term appears in the books cataloged by the search ... Continue reading →

After OLPC: Ten Commandments of ICT for Education

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Is tech the global education solution? I have an continuing interest in the information and communication technologies for education (ICT4E)... Continue reading →

OECD 2012 Education Rankings: US, Leftists Get Dumberer

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I am annoyed with the leftist Economic Policy Institute's spin on the results for the OECD's standardized tests known as PISA. The ... Continue reading →

Is the IMF Beating Colleges at Online Learning?

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There is a big debate raging in academia about the relevance of university education as we know it today: First, it is becoming increasingl... Continue reading →

Language Games: Should French Unis Teach in English?

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I have long been fascinated with the France's Academie Francaise , a body intended to guard the French language from the barbarisms of o... Continue reading →