Patrick Blessinger is the founder and Executive Director of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL) and a lecturer, author, and researcher in education.John P. Anchan is Professor and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Winnipeg, Canada. He is President of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL).

• Foreword by Nel NoddingsPreface by Patrick Blessinger and John P. Anchan 1 An Introduction to Democratizing Higher EducationJohn P. Anchan2 Democratizing Higher Education in the United States: A Legacy of Democratic LearningLinda Watts3 Democratizing Higher Education in Canada: Quality and Educational DevelopmentArshad Ahmad and Lori Goff4 Democratization in European Higher Education: The Past, Present, and Future of the Bologna ProcessMaría Luisa Pérez Cañado5 South Europe Higher Education: Portugal and Its Peripheral RegionsLuísa Soares and Catarina Faria6 Democratizing Higher Education in the United Kingdom: A Case StudyCraig Mahoney and Helena Lim7 Higher Education in Scandinavia: A Case StudyJørgen Lerche Nielsen and Lars Birch Andreasen8 Higher Education in New Zealand: A Case Study of the Land of the Long White CloudLorraine Stefani9 Higher Education in South Africa: A Case StudyMandla S. Makhanya and Jeanette C. Botha 10 Modernization of Russian Higher Education: Progress and OpportunitiesNatalia Moscvina and Olga Kovbasyuk11 Democratizing Higher Education in China’s Hong Kong: Between Rhetoric and RealityHei-hang Hayes Tang12 Democratization of Higher Education in India: A Case StudyArputharaj Devaraj 13 Malaysian Higher Education: A Case StudyEnakshi Sengupta14 The Future of Higher Education: Towards A Democratic Theory of Higher EducationPatrick BlessingerDemocratizing Higher Education: Concluding ThoughtsPatrick Blessinger

"This timely book helpfully reminds us that higher education was once (and might yet be again?) considered and discussed in terms of its wider contribution to culture and civilisation, as well as to social inclusiveness and equity, all in the context of a (re-)discovered core ethos of political, ethnic, and social justice."--David Palfreyman, Director of the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies, Oxford University"Through the authors’ compelling case studies on social, cultural, economic and political issues in diverse communities, the reader can quickly understand the commonalities to all quality higher education programs across international borders. Applause to Blessinger and Anchan for providing an excellent resource that presents significant ideas with a trajectory for higher education systems."--Barbara Cozza, Associate Professor, St. John’s University"A democratically engaged society demands a citizenry that can critically think and challenge the forces that oppose it. Higher education is key. This volume offers a global look at how several nations strive to make higher education a reality for all its citizens as well as the challenges they face in doing so. It is a must-read for any student or professor of international higher education studies." --Jill Alexa Perry, Executive Director, Carnegie Project on the Educational Doctorate