Professors Without Borders Think Tank

Our Book Review page offers a growing collection that examines how academia addresses the changing landscape of higher education around the world.

We publish reviews of academic books related to national and international education policies and systems. We also publish reviews on books related to pedagogy. We have a particular focus on higher education and teaching in difficult situations but welcome reviews on any title related to our mission of improving higher education.

We welcome new contributors and encourage those interested to get in touch with us through the contact us page or by emailing sbotha@prowib.org.  

 

The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Shaping the World. Ben Wildavsky. Princeton University Press. 2012.

In her review of The Great Brain Race by Ben Wildavsky, Mary Sullivan explores Wildavsky’s detailed account of how global universities competing to recruit talented students have created a global marketplace for higher education.

Visible Learning For Teachers, Maximizing Impact on Learning. John Hattie. Routledge. 2009.  

 

In his review Gabriel Inchausti examines how John Hattie in Visible Learning For Teachers, Maximizing Impact on Learning seeks to answer, what techniques can teachers use to actually improve learning and what matters most?

Democratização do Ensino Superior no Brasil. Raimundo Nonato da Silva. 1st ed. Appris Editora. 2018.

In her review of Democratização do Ensino Superior no Brasil by Raimundo Nonato da Silva Filho, Samara Zauhy seeks to answer whether higher education in Brazil has been truly democratised.

The Educational Heritage of Ancient India: How an Ecosystem of Learning Was Laid to Waste by Sahana Singh. 2017

In his review of The Educational Heritage of Ancient India- How An Ecosystem of Learning Was Laid to Waste by Sahana Singh, Oliver Gonzalez-Escolano examines the history of education in the India Sub-Continent.